Old Photograph Dining Room Glamis Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the dining room in Glamis Castle, Angus, 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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Old Photograph Drawing Room Glamis Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the drawing room in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. Glamis Castleis the home of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the public. It has been the home of the Lyon family since the 14th century, though the present building dates largely from the 17th century. Glamis was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, wife of King George VI. Their second daughter, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was born there. 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 Sitting Room Glamis Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the sitting room in Glamis Castle, Angus, 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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Old Photograph Thatched Cottage Salen Island Of Mull Scotland

Old photograph of a thatched cottage in Salen, Isle of Mull, Scotland. This Scottish village is on the east coast of the island, on the Sound of Mull, almost halfway between Craignure and Tobermory.



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Old Photograph Crofters Moving Sheep By Boat Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of crofters moving sheep by boat on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Clan chiefs on the island encouraged the growth of the working population on their land so that they could exploit the profitable kelp industry. This seaweed was collected, prepared and sent south to make soap, fertilizers and other valuable products. When the market for kelp collapsed in the 1820s, the landlords turned to sheep for income, producing wool for the mills of the southern-based Industrial Revolution.



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