Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Whiting Bay Isle of Arran
Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Whiting Bay village on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is approximately 3 miles south of the village of Lamlash. Whiting Bay is the third largest village on the island, after Lamlash and Brodick, and was once the site of the longest pier in Scotland. Like all villages on Arran, tourism is important to the village. To the north of the village at Kings Cross Point between Lamlash and Whiting Bay is an Iron Age fort known locally as the Viking Fort. According to local legend, this is the site where Robert the Bruce mistook farmers' fires on the mainland as the signal to launch his campaign. This site was also the location of a Viking ship burial excavated in the earlier 20th century. 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 Blackwaterfoot Isle of Arran
Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Blackwaterfoot village at the mouth of the Black Water on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilmory. It is located in the Shiskine valley in the south west of the island. It is one of the smaller villages of Arran and home to one of Europe's two 12 hole golf courses. A short walk from Blackwaterfoot is Drumadoon Point, home to the largest Iron Age fort on Arran. Further North is the King's Cave, reputed to be a hiding place of Robert the Bruce. After being defeated at a battle, Bruce escaped and found a hideout in a cave. Hiding in a cave for three months, Bruce was at the lowest point of his life. He thought about leaving the country and never coming back. While waiting, he watched a spider building a web in the cave's entrance. The spider fell down time after time, but finally he succeeded with his web. So Bruce decided also to retry his fight and told his men: " If at first you don't succeed, try try and try again ", 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 Railway Station Craigellachie Scotland
Old photograph of the Railway Station at Craigellachie near Aberlour located twelve miles South of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Craigellachie station was part of the Boat of Garten to Keith line in Scotland. Craigellachie station was opened in 1856 and closed for passengers in 1965 and closed for goods in 1971. Today only one of the platforms remains and the Speyside Way now goes through the site of the station and follows most of the railway. Craigellachie, British Columbia, Canada, is named after the Scottish village and is the place where the last spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven in November 1885. Craigellachie has two malt whisky distilleries, Craigellachie and The Macallan, and is home to the Speyside Cooperage. The River Spey here is important for salmon fishing and whisky production.
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Old Photograph Cocklawfoot Farm Scotland
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Old Photograph Halterburn Farm Kirk Yetholm Scotland
Old photograph of Halterburn Farm near Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Bill Elliot was the shepherd at Halterburn for fifty years. Kirk Yetholm was for centuries the headquarters of the Romany Gypsies in Scotland. The last king of the Gypsies was crowned there in 1898.
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