Old Photograph Kitchen Robert Burns Cottage Alloway Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of the kitchen in Robert Burns Cottage, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. Burns was born two miles south of Ayr, in Alloway, the eldest of the seven children of William Burnes, born 1721, died 1784, Robert Burns spelled his surname Burnes until 1786, a self educated tenant farmer from Dunnottar, The Mearns, and Agnes Broun, or Brown, born 1732, died 1820, the daughter of a tenant farmer from Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire. He was born in this cottage, built by his father, where he lived until Easter 1766. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Rockcliffe

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Rockcliffe, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Rockcliffe lies at the mouth of the Urr Water on the eastern shore of the Rough Firth, 6 miles south of Dalbeattie. The Mote of Mark, a hill fort of the 5th Century AD, is located to the north west on Mark Hill, the name Mark being associated with the King of ancient Dumnonia who was the husband of Isolde in the story of Tristan and Isolde. The Jubilee Path along with the Muckle Lands form an extensive area of coast between Rockcliffe and Kippford. Rockcliffe is also linked to Castle Point, site of a Roman fort, Glenstocken, Portling and Sandyhills by walking footpath. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Canonbie

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Canonbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This village is located six miles south of Langholm and two miles north of the Anglo Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, and the River Esk flows through it. Canonbie was the main population centre within the Debatable Lands, bounded on the west by the River Sark, to the east by the River Esk and Liddel Water, on the north by the Bruntshiell Moor and Tarras Moss, and on the south by the estuary of the Esk. The main families holding land and exerting influence in the area were the Graemes, Armstrongs, Elliots and Bells. Canonbie was immortalised in a poem by Sir Walter Scott entitled Marmion. A famous section covers the exploits of young Lochinvar. Having stolen the hand of the bride of Netherby Hall, about three miles south of Canonbie, the dashing knight is chased through Canonbie, but makes good his escape. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Inverkeithing

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Inverkeithing, located on the Firth of Forth, Fife, Scotland. The Battle of Inverkeithing on 20 July 1651 was fought on two sites in the area, one north of the town close to Pitreavie Castle, the other to the south on and around the peninsula of North Queensferry and the isthmus connecting it to Inverkeithing. The battle took place during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of the Kingdom of Scotland following the Third English Civil War. It was an attempt by the English Parliamentarian forces to outflank the army of Scottish Covenanters loyal to Charles II at Stirling and get access to the north of Scotland. This was the last major engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and led to Scotland passing into Cromwell's control. Cromwell's troops crushed the Scots, forcing them to abandon Stirling and march south to support King Charles II. Of the estimated 800 Maclean clansmen who fought in the battle, only 35 were said to have survived. The Pinkerton Burn was said to have run red with blood for days afterwards. This was a significant episode in the history of Clan MacLean, and the 20th century poet Sorley MacLean mentions Inverkeithing in one of his poems. The port town was given burgh status by King David I of Scotland in the 12th century and is situated about 9 miles north from Edinburgh Airport and about 4 miles from the centre of Dunfermline. Inverkeithing is famous for its shipbreaking yard. The second RMS Mauretania and the hull of the RMS Olympic were dismantled here. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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Old Photograph Youth Hostel Ardgartan Scotland

Old photographs of the Youth Hostel in Ardgartan on the Cowal Peninsula, Scotland. It is located on the shores of Loch Long, at the bottom of Glen Croe. Ardgartan House was originally a private mansion built by Campbell of Struchur. The Campbells of Strachur, also known as the MacArthur Campbells of Strachur, may be the oldest branch of the Clan Campbell. The family traces its descent from Sir Arthur Campbell, who is said to have been a son of Duncan Dubh, who in turn may have been an elder brother of Gilleasbaig, who was in turn the father of the patrilineal ancestor of the chiefs of Clan Campbell. The heads of the family were known in Gaelic as Mac Artairr, meaning " son of Arthur ", in reference to their alleged ancestry. The head of the family bears the Gaelic title MacArtair Strachuirr. The house was used as a youth hostel run by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association and operated for 70 years until it was closure in 2002.



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