Old Photograph Horgabost Beach Isle Of Harris Scotland

Old photograph of Horgabost Beach on the Island Of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Muness Castle Unst Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of Muness Castle on the Island of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The castle was built from 1598 for Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie, half brother to Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney. Earl Robert was succeeded by his son Patrick in 1593. The building may have been constructed under the direction of Andrew Crawford, Earl Patrick's master of works, who also oversaw construction of Scalloway Castle and the Earl's Palace at Kirkwall, Orkney. In 1627 the castle was burnt down, and may never have been fully repaired.





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Old Photograph Half Moon Battery Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the Half Moon Battery in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Half Moon Battery, which remains a prominent feature on the east side of the castle, was built as part of the reconstruction works supervised by the Regent Morton, and was erected between 1573 and 1588.



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Old Photographs Cottages Hirta St Kilda Scotland

Old photograph of cottages on Hirta, St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Hirta is the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago. St. Kilda was part of the Lordship of the Isles, then a property of the MacLeods of Dunvegan from 1498 until 1930. There were three chapels on St. Kilda, dedicated to Saint Brendan, Saint Columba, and Christ Church, but little remains. The islanders had a tough life, and survived by exploiting the thousands of sea birds living on the islands. The islanders had a very democratic system, and decisions were taken by an island council, made up of all the menfolk. The village was set out in the 1830s above Village Bay; in the 1880s some of the population left for Australia, with the remaining inhabitants being evacuated in 1930.

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Old Photographs West Coast Isle Of Harris Scotland

Old photograph of the West coast of the Island Of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.



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