Old Photograph Post Office Woodside Scotland

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office in Woodside located twelve miles from Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is joined onto another village, Burrelton. It is two miles from Coupar Angus, the nearest town. Woodside used to have a train station, part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The now closed station was known as the Woodside and Burrelton railway station. 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 Airthrey Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Airthrey Castle by Bridge Of Allan near Stirling, Scotland. In 1370, the estate was granted to Sir John Herice, Keeper of the nearby Stirling Castle. Then the land passed to William Graham, 3rd Lord Graham, for gallantry he displayed in the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488, in which King James III was killed attempting to subdue a group of rebel barons. He was made Earl of Montrose in 1504 but died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The estate remained in the ownership of the Clan Graham down to James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, who fought a campaign in support of King Charles I from 1644 to 1650. By this time, the Airthrey Estate was in the ownership of a minor branch of the Grahams. In 1678, the estate was purchased by John Hope of Hopetoun who was succeeded by Charles Hope, 1st Earl of Hopetoun who was elevated to the House of Lords in 1703 with the titles of Viscount Airthire, Baron Hope and Earl of Hopetoun. In 1759, the estate was sold to Captain Robert Haldane of Plean. The grounds and man made loch were designed by Thomas White for the Haldane family in the late 18th century. In 1791, Captain Haldane's great nephew, Robert Haldane, commissioned the design by the eminent architect Robert Adam, which is the basis of Airthrey Castle today. Despite the development, he sold it to Sir Robert Abercrombie in 1798. The castle and estate remained in the ownership of the Abercrombie family until 1889 when Donald Graham bought it and made a large addition to the castle in 1889. 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 Beach Lochend Loch Ness Scotland

Old photograph of people on the beach at Lochend, Loch Ness, Scotland. Lochend is a village located at the start of the Caledonian Canal, at the head of Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands. 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 Farmer And Wife Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a farmer and his wife near Errol in Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Errol is located about halfway between Dundee and Perth. 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 American Graves Port Charlotte Islay Scotland

Old photograph of American graves at Port Charlotte, Islay, Scotland. During World War I two troop ships foundered off Islay within a few months of one another in 1918. The American vessel SS Tuscania was torpedoed by UB-77 on 5 February with the loss of over 160 lives. On 6 October HMS Otranto was involved in a collision with HMS Kashmir in heavy seas while convoying troops from New York. Otranto lost steering and drifted towards the west coast of the Rinns. Answering her SOS the destroyer HMS Mounsey attempted to come alongside and managed to rescue over 350 men. Nonetheless, the Otranto was wrecked on the shore near Machir Bay with a total loss of 431 lives. 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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