Old Photograph Bala Isle Of Eriskay Scotland

Old photograph of thatched cottages in Bala on Isle of Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. On August 2, 1745 the small frigate le Du Teillay landed Bonnie Prince Charlie with his " seven men of Moidart " at Bonnie Prince Charlie's Bay or Traigh Leis on Eriskay to start the Forty Five Jacobite Rising. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.



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Old Photograph Lawhill Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses, horse and carriage and people in Lawhill near Carluke located four miles South East of Wishaw in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Paddle Steamer Burntisland Scotland

Old photograph of a paddle steamer in the harbour in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Crofters With Oxen And Carts Fair Isle Scotland

Old photograph of crofters with an Oxen and carts on Fair Isle, Scotland. This is an island in northern Scotland, lying around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney Islands. For two thousand years and more, oxen, or bullocks, were the main beasts of burden on British farms and roads. Then, in the 40 years from 1800 to 1840, they all but disappeared, hustled into history by social reforms, industrialisation and a growing need for speed. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.




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Old Photograph Passenger Bus Ayr Scotland

Old photograph of a passenger bus in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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