Old Photograph Donald McNiven Shop Taynuilt Scotland

Old photograph of people outside the Donald McNiven shop in Taynuilt, Argyll, Scotland. McNiven is a surname of Gaelic origin. It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Naoimhín. The latter surname is derived from a personal name based upon naomh, "holy ", " saint. " It is said that in Scotland the name was first recorded in Galloway in the year 1230 when one Nevinus was the parson of Neveth, whilst later in 1296 Patrick Nevin rendered homage to the short lived republican government of Scotland. In Ireland it is claimed that the name originated in County Galway, about the same period, and is now widespread throughout the country, mostly without the "Mac" prefix. Early examples of the surname recordings include Thomas Nevin, who was the official messenger for the king of Scotland in 1538, whilst the Nevins or Nevins of Monkredding held their lands by charter from 1539.





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Old Photograph Muckhart Road Dunning Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on Muckhart Road in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. Dunning is situated at the south east of Strathearn in Perthshire. St Serf's church in the centre of the village was rebuilt in the 19th century but the tower is early medieval, 2th century, with two-light arched Anglo-Saxon windows like Muthill Church. Like so many Strathearn villages, Dunning was burnt after the Battle of Sheriffmuir by the retreating Jacobite army. However the village retains it's earlier pattern with later buildings, 18th and 19th century, gathered around the church. A standing stone outside the village is said to mark the site of the Battle of Duncrub in 964AD. A local woman, Maggie Wall, was burnt as a witch in 1657 and a monument commemorates this sad event.



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Old Photograph Cottage Post Office Nethy Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of people outside the cottage Post Office in Nethy Bridge, Scotland. Known locally as simply as " Nethy " the village has, since Victorian times been a tourist destination noted for its quiet and secluded location at the edge of the Abernethy Forest. It is situated in the heart of Strathspey in the Highlands of Scotland between Aviemore and Grantown-on-Spey.



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Old Photograph Lawn Bowling Green Skelmorlie Scotland

Old photograph of bowlers on the Lawn Bowling Green in Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Post Office Skelmorlie Scotland

Old photograph of people outside the Post Office in Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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