Old Photograph Main Street Kirkcowan Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on Main Street in Kirkcowan located six miles from Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. William Gordon, had charters of parts of the barony of Craichlaw, in the parish of Kirkcowan and county of Wigtown. He married Janet Baillie, and was ancestor of the Gordons of Craighlaw. The principal industry has always been agriculture, although in the 19th century two woollen mills were erected on the River Tarf nearby.



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Old Photograph St Laurence Parish Church Forres Scotland

Old photograph of St Laurence Parish Church and cemetery in Forres, Moray, Scotland. Built on a site of Christian worship dating from mid 13th century, this neo-Gothic building, designed by John Robertson and dedicated in 1906, is a fine example of the stonemason's craft.



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Old Photograph Festival Theatre Pitlochry Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the Festival Theatre in Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Pitlochry Festival Theatre was founded by John Stewart in 1951, and was originally situated in a tent in the grounds of Knockendarroch House in Lower Oakfield.



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Tour Scotland Video May Drive To Friarton Bridge Perthshire

Tour Scotland Spring travel video of a sunny May afternoon road trip drive North up the M90 motorway over Friarton Bridge on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This bridge which spans the River Tay forms part of the important east coast road corridor from Edinburgh through to Dundee and Aberdeen. in the distance you can see Kinnoull Hill a popular walking area by Perth. I often drive this road when returning to Scone from Fife or Edinburgh.

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Tour Scotland Video Walking Tour Ben Lawers Mountain Highlands

Tour Scotland wee travel video of photographs of a small group walking photography tour of Ben Lawers mountain on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Ben Lawers, Gaelic: Beinn Labhair, is the highest mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. It lies to the north side of Loch Tay, and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes seven Munros. Prior to the 14th century, the mountain stood on the lands of Clan MacMillan. Chalmers of Lawers obtained the land by force from the clan in the mid 14th century in the reign of King David II. The land was confiscated from the Chalmers family in 1473 by King James III and given to Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy after Thomas Chalmers was implicated in the murder of King James I. The lands have mainly remained in the ownership of the Campbells of Glenorchy and Breadalbane right up to the present day.

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