Old Photograph North Castle Street Cullen Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on North Castle Street in Cullen, Moray, Scotland. Robert Burns stayed overnight at, what was then, the old town of Cullen in 1787 during his tour of the Highlands. The organs of the wife of Robert the Bruce are said to have been buried in the old church in Cullen after her death in the area. Robert the Bruce made an annual payment to the village in gratitude for the treatment of his wife's body and its return south for burial. The fishing industry developed quickly in the 1880s and the harbour was crammed with large sailing fishing boats, these giving way to steam drifters at the start of the 20th century. The industry became centralised on larger harbours, the boats became larger diesel engined designs that required non tidal access.



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Old Photograph Royal Hotel Thurso Scotland

Old photograph of the Royal Hotel in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.



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Old Photographs St Mary Street Kirkcudbright Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people on St Mary Street in Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This Scottish town lies South West of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea. It was the county town of the former county of Kirkcudbrightshire, also known as the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

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Old Photograph Robert Waddell Family Butcher Dollar Scotland

Old photograph of the Robert Waddell family butcher horse drawn carriage in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Dollar is one of the Hillfoots Villages, situated between the Ochil Hills range to the north and the River Devon to the south. Dollar is on the A91 road, which runs from Stirling to St Andrews, Fife. The town is around 3 miles east of Tillicoultry. The parish of Muckhart extends right up to the eastern edge of Dollar, despite Muckhart's much smaller size. This encompassed Dollar Mine and Pitgober.

The Waddell surname is of early medieval Scottish origin, and is a locational name from Wedale, the old name of the parish of Stow in Midlothian. Early examples of the surname include: Stephen de Wedale, who witnessed a charter of the lands of Swaynystoun to the Hospital of Soltre, circa 1221, and Symone de Wedale, abbot of Holyrood, Edinburgh, born 1296, died 1327, who, as Symon de Wedehale, was consecrated bishop of Galloway in 1327. Other early forms include: Vedayle; Waldale, Wedalle and Wadel. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam de Wedale, " an outlaw of the King of Scotland", which was dated 1204. "



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Old Photograph Fishing Boat Harbour Lower Largo Scotland

Old photograph of a fishing boat in the harbour at Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.



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