Old Photograph War Memorial Gatehouse Of Fleet Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Gatehouse of Fleet is the birthplace of Victorian artist John Faed. The renowned inventor of clockwork mechanisms, Robert Williamson was also known to have set up a workshop in the town in 1778, which burned to the ground, and claimed his life, in 1794. The town takes its name from its location near the mouth of the river called the Water of Fleet which empties into Wigtown Bay at Fleet Bay, and its former role as the location of the toll booth on the late 18th century stagecoach route from Dumfries to Stranraer, now the A75 road. It was a safe haven along this route, and travellers would often stop in the area rather than furthering the journey at night due to the high numbers of bandits and highwaymen at the time.



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Old Photograph Road To Calton Hill Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of people walking on the road to Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland.



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Old Photograph William Mather Shop Stonehaven Scotland

Old photograph of the William Mather shop in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mather is surname of occupational origins. It usually derives from the pre 7th century Olde English word "moethere", meaning one who mowed or who possibly operated a primitive form of mowing machine. The need for good hay and straw was of vital importance in medieval times, being used not only as animal feed in winter, but for thatching, and even bedding for humans.



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Old Photograph Horse Fair New Deer Scotland

Old photograph of the horse Fair in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish village was founded after monks from Deer Abbey, Old Deer built a chapel at Auchreddie, which translates as " field of the bog myrtle ". Around 1507 the register of Deer Abbey lists its lands in the " new paroche of Deir ". The name Auchreddie has dropped in significance over the years, however the southern end of the village is still known by this name. In 1805 New Deer was extended to the north by the third James Ferguson of Pitfour, born 1735, died 1820, the elder brother of Patrick Ferguson who was a Scottish officer in the British Army, an early advocate of light infantry and the designer of the Ferguson rifle. He is best known for his service in the 1780 military campaign of Charles Cornwallis during the American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas.



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Old Photograph Sports Day Fort George Scotland

Old photograph of Sports Day at Fort George near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland. Fort George, Gaelic: Dùn Deòrsa or An Gearastan, the latter meaning literally " the garrison ", is a large 18th century fortress. It was built to pacify the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing a Fort George in Inverness constructed after the 1715 Jacobite rising to control the area. The current fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison.



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