Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Of Kirkoswald

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Kirkoswald in South Ayrshire. This Scottish village is well known as the village where Robert Burns attended school. Buried in the Kirkoswald churchyard are John Davidson and Douglas Graham, memorialised as Souter Johnnie and Tam o' Shanter in the poem of Robert Burns. Kirkoswald takes its name from its church, dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, England, who is said to have won a battle here in the 7th century. The old church, which was built in 1244 and houses the baptismal font of Robert the Bruce, is now a ruin in the grounds of the modern church, which was built in 1777 to a design by Robert Adam. Kirkoswald is also noted for its connection with Robert Burns, whose maternal ancestors, the Brouns, were from the village. Burns also attended school here, and would later base the characters Tam o' Shanter, Kirkton Jean and Souter Johnnie on village locals Douglas Graham, John Davidson and Jean Aird.

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Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Of Maidens

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Maidens, Ayrshire. I hope these might be of interest to folks with Scottish ancestry. Maidens is an old Scottish fishing village in the Kirkoswald parish. Situated on the coast of the Firth of Clyde at the southern end of Maidenhead Bay, a series of rocks known as the Maidens of Turnberry form a natural harbour. It was at Maidens that Robert the Bruce landed when he sailed from Rathlin Island.

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Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Of Tarbolton

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Tarbolton in South Ayrshire, Scotland. I hope these might be of interest to folks with Scottish ancestry. On 11 November 1780 a debating club was founded by young men from Tarbolton including Robert Burns, Gilbert Burns, Hugh Reid, Alexander Brown, Thomas Wright, William M'Gavin and Walter Mitchell. Robert Burns was unanimously elected president for the first meeting, held in the property of John Richard, used as an ale-house. David Sillar, who lived nearby, was added to the list of founders in May 1781, followed by Matthew Paterson, James Paterson, and John Orr in 1782.

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Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Of Troon

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. Troon is famous for its Royal Troon golf course, one of the hosts to the Open Golf Championship. Troon Harbour played a notable part in the development of the town for many years. It was home to the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company. Troon old railway station was one of the first passenger stations in Scotland as part of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. The Grey Lady of Troon. The Grey Lady is a tale or fable that has surrounded Troon for years. She was first sighted by Jason Grant, a local farmer, in 1873.

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Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Of Colmonell

Tour Scotland travel video of old photographs of Colmonell located ten miles from Girvan in South Ayrshire. I hope these might be of interest to folks with Scottish ancestry. The River Stinchar runs through the valley and the Colmonell area boasts three ruined castles: Craigneil Castle, Kirkhill Castle, and Knockdolian Castle

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