Old Photograph Tourists Boat Loch Ness Scotland

Old photograph of tourists on a boat on Loch Ness, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Oliver Place Hawick Scotland

Old photograph of cars, shops and people on Oliver Place in Hawick, Scotland. Tour Scottish Borders.



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Tour Scotland Video Whisky Distillery And Visitor Centre Kingsbarns Fife

Tour Scotland video of the Whisky Distillery and Visitor Centre in Kingsbarns, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre opened in November 2014 and began filling barrels of spirit the following March. It was founded by a local golf caddie who wished to convert a historic and semi derelict farm steading into a distillery. Kingsbarns pot stills were hand made at Forsyths in Rothes, Speyside. Kingsabarns new make spirit has been bottled giving visitors and curious whisky drinkers a unique chance to sample the spirit before it matures.

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Old Photograph Gatehouse Kinfauns Castle Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph the gatehouse to Kinfauns Castle near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Kinfauns Castle was designed by Robert Smirke and built between 1822 and 1826 by Lord Gray on the site of a medieval stronghold, founded by the Charteris family. Kinfauns was the family seat from the 14th century. Sir Robert Smirke, born 1 October 1780, died 18 April 1867, was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles. Smirke was born in London, England, the second son of the portrait painter Robert Smirke; he was one of twelve children. He attended Aspley School, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, where he studied Latin, Greek, French and drawing, and was made head boy at the age of 15. In May 1796 he began his study of architecture as a pupil of John Soane but left after only a few months in early 1797 due to a personality clash with his teacher. In 1796 he also began his studies at the Royal Academy winning the Silver Medal that year, also winning the same year the Silver Palette of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Academy in 1799 for his design for a National Museum.



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Old Photograph Fisherman And Wife Auchmithie Scotland

Old photograph of an elderly fisherman and his wife in the fishing village of Auchmithie, in Angus, Scotland.



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