Old Photograph Torduff Reservoir Scotland

Old photograph of a house by Torduff Reservoir, situated one mile South East of Juniper Green, South West of Edinburgh, Scotland. Torduff is located below Clubbiedean Reservoir in the Pentland Hills. Opened in 1851, it is now operated by Scottish Water for the supply of drinking water.



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Old Photograph St Abb's Head Scotland

Old photograph of St Abb's Head near the village of St Abbs, Scottish Borders, Scotland. A signal station was established on the cliffs here before 1820 and the facilities were shared by Trinity House and Her Majesty's Coastguard. The Northern Lighthouse Board recommended the building of a lighthouse at St Abb's Head after the sinking of the Martello on Carr Rock in 1857. The lighthouse was designed and built by the brothers David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson and assisted navigation before and after sight of the Bell Rock and Isle of May lights disappeared from view.



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Old Photograph Methven Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Methven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle largely dates from 1680, and was one of the last large houses built in the style of a castle in Scotland. It is on the site of much older castle.





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Old Photograph Mar Lodge Troon Scotland

Old photograph of Mar Lodge in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Chapel Dunecht House Scotland

Old photograph of the Chapel at Dunecht House in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford died in 1880 and his body was stolen in 1881. His body had been removed from a burial vault within the private chapel but the removal of the body was not discovered until several months later after a note signed Nabob was received. After extensive searches the body was eventually found on 18 July 1882 near a gravel pit close to the house. The body was later transported to Haigh Hall and buried again in the family vault.



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