Old Photograph Nine Arches Viaduct Port Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Nine Arches Viaduct by Port Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland. The Greenock and Ayrshire Railway Company opened a line from Glasgow St Enoch to Princes Pier in Greenock in 1869. Unlike the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway line which approached the town along the Clyde coast, this line ran inland, passing through Paisley, Johnstone, Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm before dropping down the hill through Port Glasgow on the way to Princes Pier in the west end of Greenock. The Nine Arches viaduct over Devol Glen was demolished by explosives in 1970.



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Old Photograph Parish Church Longforgan Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish Church in Longforgan, Scotland. Longforgan is a village about five miles west of Dundee, but in the region of Perthshire. There has been a church on this site for at least 900 years. The tower is dated 1690 and has an eight sided steeple and unusual clock. The main building by John Paterson dates from 1795.





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Old Photograph Main Street West Linton Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, shops and people on Main Street in West Linton near Penicuik, Scotland. Linton was raised to a Burgh of Regality in 1631, with the right to hold fairs and markets. The importance of droving and the markets reached their zenith in the early years of the nineteenth century, when upwards of 30,000 sheep would be sold annually, including the famous Linton breed. The markets at Linton were considered the largest in Scotland and were widely referred to as an expression for any gathering of a large size: " big as a Linton Market." West Linton had two therapeutic wells, the waters of which were sold on market days for either a penny or a half penny, depending on the well.



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Old Photograph Hotel Crianlarich Scotland

Old photograph of the Hotel in Crianlarich, Scotland. Crianlarich has been a major crossroads for north and west bound journeys in the Highlands of Scotland since mediaeval times. In the 1750s, two military roads met in the village; in the 19th century, it became a railway junction on what is now the West Highland Line; in the 20th century it became the meeting point of the major A82 and A85 roads. As such, it is designated a primary destination in Scotland, signposted from as far as Glasgow and Paisley in the south, Perth, Perthshire, in the east, Oban in the west and Fort William in the north.



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Old Photograph Golf Course Clubhouse Monifieth Scotland

Old photograph of the golf course Clubhouse in Monifieth, by Dundee, Scotland. Monifieth is close to Barry links, which is where Sir Robert Maule, the first links golfer, is reported to have played golf in 1527.



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