Old Photograph Merlindale Scotland

Old photograph of Merlindale in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Merlindale bridge carries the B712 public road across the River Tweed to the South East of Merlindale House. The river here forms the boundary between the parishes of Drumelzier, to the South East and Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho to the North West. It is the first bridge to take a classified road over the Tweed downstream from the river's source.



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Old Photograph River Deveron Scotland

Old photograph of men in a fishing boat on the River Deveron near Banff, Scotland. The river has a length of 60 miles, and has a reputation for its Atlantic salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing. In its upper reaches peaty water flows over a bottom of shingle and rock and is fast flowing. The river has its source in the Ladder Hills between Glenbuchat and the Cabrach, part of the Grampian mountains range. It begins as a small highland stream among peaty and heather covered country before leaving the hills and entering the rolling lowlands of fertile farmland. The two main streams in its upper course are the Alt Deveron and the Black Water.



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Old Photographs Drumelzier Scotland

Old photograph of Drumelzier village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. A local tradition tells of a Baron of Drumelzier returning from a long involvement in the Crusades to find his wife nursing a baby. The wife explained that one day she had been walking beside the Tweed when the river spirit appeared and ravished her. The Baron appears to have accepted the explanation; however, less convinced locals applied the nickname, Tweedie, to the child, who became Baron Drumelzier. The family name of the Barons was Tweedie. One of the Merovingian Kings of France was supposedly conceived under similar circumstances.

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Old Photograph Bridges River Garry Scotland

Old photograph of the road and railway bridges over the River Garry near Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. The River Garry is a major tributary of the River Tummel, itself a tributary of the River Tay, in the traditional county of Perthshire in the Scottish Highlands. It emerges from the northeastern end of Loch Garry, just to the South East of the Pass of Drumochter, and flows southeastwards and eastwards down Glen Garry to the narrow Pass of Killiecrankie beyond which it joins the River Tummel.



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Old Photograph Turret Fakland Palace Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people in a turret at Falkland Palace in Fife, Scotland. One of the first scenes for Outlander was filmed in the picturesque town of Falkland, which substituted for 1940s Inverness. Before Falkland Palace was built a hunting lodge existed on the site in the 12th century. This lodge was expanded in the 13th century and became a castle which was owned by the Earls of Fife, the famous Clan MacDuff. The castle was built here because the area could be easily defended as it was on a slight hill. The surrounding land eventually became the Palace gardens.



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