Tour Scotland Photograph Ben Nevis

Tour Scotland photograph of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.



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Old Photograph The Square Auchencairn Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and carriage, shops, houses and people in The Square in Auchencairn village located on the coast of the Solway Firth at the head of Auchencairn Bay and on the A711 road between the town of Dalbeattie to the east and Kirkcudbright to the west in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. At the top end of the village stands a dead tree; it is all that remains of a farm called the Ringcroft of Stocking, the site of the Mackie Poltergeis' incident in 1695. Over a period of several months, the inhabitants, a farmer Andrew Mackie and his family, reported mysterious occurrences such as stones being thrown at them, cattle being moved and buildings being set alight. The family and others also reported a ghost taking form and speaking. Several clergymen came to pray at the site, but no change was immediately evident; in the next few months the strange occurrences stopped but the farm was eventually abandoned due to the incident. The incident was made known when the details were published by the Reverend Telfair a year later with the support of 14 eyewitnesses.



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Old Photograph Children On The Beach Lundin Links Scotland

Old photograph of children playing in rock pools on the beach at Lundin Links by Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Beach Saltcoats Scotland

Old photograph of people on the beach in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Video Traditional Scottish Fiddle Music Auchtermuchty Festival Fife

Tour Scotland video of Traditional Scottish fiddle music on visit to the Traditional Music Festival in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. Scottish fiddling, even to many an untrained ear, can be distinguished from other Celtic and folk fiddling styles by its particular precision of execution and energy in the delivery, particularly noticed in rendering the dotted-quaver/semi-quaver rhythmic patterns most common in the Strathspey. These techniques contrast quite sharply with the most common bowing patterns of Irish fiddling. The style has a very large repertoire consisting of a great variation of rhythms and key signatures, arguably more than in related styles. There is also a strong link to the playing of traditional Scottish bagpipes which is better known throughout the world.

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