Tour Scotland Video Dun Troddan Iron Age Broch Highlands
Tour Scotland wee travel video of photography of Dun Troddan Iron Age Broch on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Highlands of Scotland. Dun Troddan stands on a level rock platform north of the Abhainn a’Ghlaine Bhig, in the lower reaches of Gleann Beag. It lies just north of the minor road leading south from Glenelg. It can be accessed via a steep path. A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow walled structure of a type found only in Scotland.
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Old Photograph Reverend Henry Williamson Dundee Scotland
Old photograph of the Reverend Henry Williamson with son and grandson in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland.
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of streets and people in the city of Dundee, Tayside, Scotland. The rise of the textile industries in Dundee brought with it an expansion of supporting industries, notably of the whaling, maritime and shipbuilding industries and extensive development of the waterfront area started in 1815 to cope with increased demand for port capacity. At its height, 200 ships per year were built there, including Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic research vessel, the RRS Discovery. While the city's economy was dominated by the jute industry, it also became known for smaller industries. Most notable among these were James Keiller's and Sons, established in 1795, which pioneered commercial marmalade production,[39] and the publishing firm DC Thomson, which was founded in the city in 1905. Dundee was said to be built on the three Js': Jute, Jam and Journalism. 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 Children Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland
Old photograph of children in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. During the Industrial Revolution, children in Fife often worked in harsh conditions within the town's thriving coal mines and textile mills. In the 18th and 19th centuries, children's education was often informal. Many attended "Dame Schools," where women taught boys and girls basic reading, and girls were also taught knitting and sewing.
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Old Photograph Clock Tower Fife Street Dufftown Scotland
Old photograph of the Clock Tower on Fife Street in Dufftown in Moray, Scotland. The Tower was originally the town jail, later the Burgh Chambers and now houses the VisitScotland Tourist Information Centre. The clock is known locally as " The clock that hanged MacPherson ". MacPherson of Kingussie was an infamous freebooter condemned to death at Banff in 1700 for robbing the rich and giving it to the poor. The local inhabitants raised a petition for his reprieve but when the pardon was on it's way, MacPherson's arch enemy, Lord Braco, the Sheriff of Banff, put the clock forward a quarter of an hour to make sure MacPherson would hang. Sometime later the clock was removed from Banff and installed in Dufftown's tower.
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Old Photograph Docks Bo'ness Scotland
Old photograph of ships in the Docks in Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland. The docks grew alongside local industries such as coal mining, salt making, and pottery production.
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