Old Photograph Parish Church Kemnay Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church in Kemnay located sixteen miles West of Aberdeen, Scotland. The name of this Scottish village is believed to originate from the Celtic words that mean bend and river due to the village location on the bend of the River Don. History 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 Onich Scotland

Old photograph of Onich by Loch Linnhe, Scotland. In 1872, slate quarrying began on a local estate, contributing significantly to the local economy. During the Industrial Revolution, the village also became a centre for fishing and shipbuilding. This Scottish village on the east shore of Loch Linnhe, together with North Ballachulish at the entrance to Loch Leven, forms Nether Lochaber. History 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 Railway Station Canonbie Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Canonbie, located six miles South of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. History 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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Tour Scotland Video Pictish Symbol Stone Abernethy Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Pictish Symbol Stone below the Round Tower on ancestry visit history visit and trip to Abernethy, Perthshire. The symbols are a hammer and anvil, unusually separated by a tuning fork, above a crescent and V-rod

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Tour Scotland Video View From The Top Of Pictish Tower Abernethy Perthshire

Tour Scotland video view from the top of the Round Tower on ancestry visit to Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland. The Pictish Tower tower stands 74 feet high, and you can climb to the top using an internal spiral staircase. The village was once the capital of the Pictish kingdom. The parish church, which sits on land given by Nechtan,a king of the Picts, is dedicated to Saint Brigid of Kildare and the church is said to have been founded by Dairlugdach, second abbess of Kildare, one of early Christian Ireland's major monasteries.

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