Tour Scotland Videos Tractor Plowing Competitions

Tour Scotland videos of vintage and modern tractor plowing competitions in Scotland.

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Old Photograph Nigg Pier Cromarty Firth Scotland

Old photograph of Nigg Pier by the mouth of the Cromarty Firth, Scotland. The ferry crossing between Cromarty and Nigg was historically of great importance, shortening the journey north and south and allowing access to Cromarty, then an important commercial town with sea links to Southern Scotland and England. King James IV of Scotland used the ferry on several occasions when travelling north to Tain, on pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Duthac. The saint was greatly venerated in Scotland, especially during the late middle ages, and many people would have used the ferry between Cromarty and Nigg on their journey to Tain. A ferry still crosses between Cromarty and Nigg during the summer months.



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Old Photograph Asylum Football Team Cupar Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Asylum Football Team in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. The football team was from the hospital built as the Fife and Kinross District Lunatic Asylum in July 1866. It has also been known as Cupar Asylum and Springfield Asylum; it has been called Stratheden Hospital since January 1949.



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Old Photograph John Houston Weather Prophet Kirkcudbright Scotland

Old photograph of John Houston the Weather Prophet from Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. John was born in Kirkcudbright about the year 1849. His father was William Houston, a carpenter and his mother Mary Houston, maiden name Ferguson. In 1868 John began work as a postman and in 1873 he married Jane Johnston from Girthon Parish, where they lived there for a short time. He was famous for his ability to predict the weather. The photograph show his notice board at Kirkhouse near the cemetery on which he would regularly update his weather forecast. He also contributed to the Glasgow Herald, where his forecasts were treated very seriously. John died after a short illness in his house in Castle Bank, Kirkcudbright on 9th February 1925.



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Old Photograph Promenade Millport Scotland

Old photograph of people on the Promenade and beach in Millport on the island of Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland.



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