Old Photograph Dungarthill House Scotland

Old photograph of Dungarthill House near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. This Victorian mansion house was built in 1886 by a prosperous jute manufacturer from Dundee. In the past this area included a Jacobite, a John McEwan, son of the Laird of Dungarthill; the McEwans of Dungarthill were among those descended from the Family of Lorne. 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 German Prisoners Of War In Scotland

Old photograph of German Prisoners Of War in 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 David Ross Lauder Airdrie Scotland

Old photograph of David Ross Lauder in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. David Ross Lauder VC, born 31 January 1894, died 4 June 1972, was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for bravery and gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Lauder was 21 years old, and a private in the 1/4th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 13 August 1915 at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, Private Lauder was with a bombing party retaking a sap when he threw a bomb which failed to clear the parapet and fell amongst the bombing party. There was no time to smother the bomb and Private Lauder at once put his foot on it, thereby localizing the explosion. His foot was blown off, but the remainder of the party escaped unhurt. Airdrie is situated about 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre.



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Old Photographs Polnoon Street Eaglesham Scotland

Old photograph of a Newspaper shop, horse and cart, people, houses and cottages on Polnoon Street in Eaglesham near Glasgow, Scotland. Polnoon Street was once known as North Street and borrows its name from Polnoon Estate. Sir John de Montgomerie built a castle at Polnoon with the poind money that he received for the release of Lord Percy following the Battle of Otterburn. There have been several suggestions as to the meaning of the name Eaglesham but the most likely explanation is that Eaglesham means kirkton or church town derived from the Gaelic word eaglais meaning church and the Saxon ham meaning hamlet or village. In 1361, Sir John de Montgomerie of Eaglesham and Eastwood married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Hugh de Eglinton of that Ilk and niece of King Robert II. Sir John obtained the baronies of Eglinton and Ardrossan upon Sir Hugh's death in 1374. Afterwards the Montgomeries made Eglinton Estate their chief residence. In 1388, Sir John de Montgomerie captured Henry, Lord Percy at the Battle of Otterburn. It is traditionally believed that Sir John accepted a ransom for his prisoner who killed the 2nd Earl of Douglas and built Polnoon Castle on a small hillock on what appears to be an earlier motte. Polnoon castle was refurbished for occupation in 1617 but was ruined by 1676.





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Old Photograph Paisley Road Barrhead Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people on Paisley Road in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow, Scotland.



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