Old Photograph Stewart Avenue Bo'ness Scotland

Old photograph of a Milk Cart on Stewart Avenue in Bo'ness in West Lothian, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Monreith Bay Scotland

Old photograph of Monreith Bay, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Reservoir Den Of Ogil Scotland

Old photograph of the Reservoir at Den Of Ogil near Kirriemuir, Scotland. A small narrow reservoir retained by an earth embankment dam in North Central Angus, Den of Ogil is located 5 miles north east of Kirriemuir and 7 miles north of Forfar

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Old Photograph Panning For Gold Tyndrum Scotland

Old photograph of a man panning for gold near Tyndrum located South of Glencoe, Scotland. The earliest known record of mining in this area was in 1424. Mined for precious metals rather than lead, the mines supplied King James I with silver. On 30 May 1730, Sir Robert Clifton signed a thirty-eight year lease with the Earl of Breadalbane to mine any metals that he could discover on the earl's estate. In 1740, he discovered lead and established Tyndrum Mine the following year. Bad debts, however, led to his imprisonment in 1745, and he gave up his lease. Later in the 18th century, the Scots Mining Company operated the mine and built a smelting works nearby to turn the mined lead ore, called galena, into metal. Mining for lead, silver and gold continued at various times into the 20th century, but with limited success, however, gold mining continues in the area today.





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Old Photograph Interior Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the interior of Balmoral Castle, Royal Deeside, Scotland. King Robert II of Scotland, 1316 to 1390, had a hunting lodge in the area. A house at Balmoral was built by Sir William Drummond in 1390. The castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852, having been first leased in 1848.



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