Old Photograph Tweedsmuir Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage and houses in Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. The Crook Inn in the village is where Robert Burns wrote some of his poems.



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Old Photographs Rossie Priory Scotland

Old photograph of Rossie Priory by Baledgarno, Perthshire, Scotland. Rossie Priory is a beautiful, historic country house set in the heart of rural Perthshire, built in the early 19th century for the Kinnaird family. 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 Royal Navy House South Queensferry Scotland

Old photograph of a car and people outside the Royal Navy House in South Queensferry, Scotland. 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 Ruthvenvale Mill Auchterarder Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Ruthvenvale Mill in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. A former Weaving factory built in 1874. Auchterarder is a small town located north of the Ochil Hills in Perthshire. The long High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of The Lang Toun or Long Town. The Jacobite Earl of Mar's army torched the town in 1716, but it quickly rose to prominence again thanks mainly to the handloom weaving industry. Robert Nisbet was born on 7 January 1814 in Auchterarder, the son of Christopher Nisbet and his wife, Margaret Sime. He was educated at the local school then studied Divinity at St Andrews University in Fife, and Edinburgh University. He was licensed to preach in 1836 and began as assistant minister in Lanark. In 1842 he took on the highly prestigious role of minister of West St Giles in Edinburgh. In 1853 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of St Andrews. In 1863 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Thomas Stevenson. In 1848 he married Eliza Tawse, died died 1883, daughter of John Tawse of Stobshiel, born 1787, died 1861, an advocate living in Edinburgh. Their children included Christopher Charles Nisbet and John Tawse Nisbet. Their daughter Christian Nisbet married James Paisley son of Reverend Robert Paisley of St Ninians in Leith. Robert died at his home, 56 Great King Street in Edinburgh's Second New Town on 22 November 1874. In 1983 the A9 was diverted to the south, bypassing Auchterarder and Aberuthven, to improve the connection between Stirling and Perth. 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 Seaview Terrace Muchalls Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and children on Seaview Terrace in Muchalls located North of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is situated slightly to the east of the ancient Causey Mounth trackway, which was constructed on high ground to make passable this only available medieval route from coastal points south from Stonehaven to Aberdeen. This ancient passage specifically connected the River Dee crossing, where the present Bridge of Dee is situated, via Gillybrands, Muchalls Castle and Stonehaven to the south. The route was that taken by William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Marquess of Montrose when they led a Covenanter army of 9000 men in the battle of the Civil War in 1639. From Muchalls Castle to the sea is a secret cave about one mile long which smugglers once used. The cave is said to be haunted by the green lady. 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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