Old Photograph Laxford Bridge Sutherland Scotland

Old photograph of Laxford Bridge in Sutherland Highlands, Scotland. The stone arch bridge was built about 1834 by the Dukes of Sutherland, the road from Lairg, was one of the " destitution roads " built during the potato famine, not being completed until 1851.



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Old Photograph Loch Of Aboyne Scotland

Old photograph of Loch Of Aboyne situated North East of Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. n earthen dam was constructed around 1834 to retain the loch. It also served as a reservoir for a nearby mill.



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Old Photograph Parish Church Twynholm Scotland

Old photograph of the Parish church and cemetery in Twynholm located near Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This parish church is situated on rising ground overlooking a village, and has whinstone walls and a slate roof with a bellcote. The present church is in good condition and in full ecclesiastical use, although it must be built on an earlier site as some of the gravestones date to before the current building. Twynholm was a parish from medieval times until 1975, including the neighbouring parish of Kirkchrist from 1654. Former Formula One racing driver David Coulthard is from Twynholm.



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Old Photograph Oa Islay Scotland

Old photograph of islanders collecting seaweed on the coast at Oa, Isle of Islay, Scotland. The Oa is a rocky region in the south west of Islay. It used to have a population of 800 in 1830 but became deserted due to the Highland Clearances. An American Monument was erected on the south coast by the American Red Cross to commemorate the loss of two ships in 1918, SS Tuscania, a passenger liner, and HMS Otranto.



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Old Photograph River Kelvin Kelvingrove Park Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph the River Kelvin in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The river rises near Kilsyth in the Kilsyth Hills and flows 22 miles South West to join the Clyde at Partick



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