Tour Scotland Video May Drive To Pitlessie Fife

Tour Scotland video of a sunny May drive East on the A914 road through Kettlebridge and Balmalcolm on ancestry visit to Pitlessie in The Cults of Fife, Scotland. Cults best known son was Sir David Wilkie, born 1785, died 1841, born in Cults Church manse. His father was parish minister, and while Wilkie lived at Cults, characters in the parish served as models for his paintings Pitlessie Fair in 1804 and the 'Village Politicians in 1806.

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Old Photograph The Glebe Selkirk Scotland

Old photograph of people walking on The Glebe in Selkirk, Borders, Scotland. Glebe land in Scotland was subject to an Act of Parliament in 1925 which meant that it would be transferred little by little to the General Trustees of the Church of Scotland. William Wallace, was declared guardian of Scotland in the town. Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Marquess of Montrose and the Outlaw Murray all had connections with the town.



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Old Photograph Post Office Rosneath Scotland

Old photograph of thatched cottages and the Post Office in Rosneath located two miles from Kilcreggan, Scotland. The Rosneath area has been settled from at least 600 onwards, when St. Modan, a travelling missionary, founded a church there. The parish was home to many cottages, the occupants of which were for the vast bulk of the area's history employed in agriculture and fishing. Frequent shipping services to Glasgow, Greenock and beyond were vital for the local economy until recently.





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Old Photograph Southdean Church Scotland

Old photograph of the ruins of Southdean Church in the Borders, Scotland. Southdean is a hamlet on the A6088, by the Jed Water and in the Wauchope Forest area. Other settlements nearby include Abbotrule, Bedrule, Bonchester Bridge, Denholm, Hallrule, Hobkirk and the Swinnie Forest. James Telfer, born 1802, died 1862, was born in Southdean, and wrote ballads about farming life, typically with a zoological slant.



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Old Photograph King's Own Scottish Borderers Technical College Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of soldiers from the King's Own Scottish Borderers eating breakfast outside the Technical College in Galashiels, Borders, Scotland. The regiment was raised on 18 March 1689 by David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven to defend Edinburgh against the Jacobite forces of King James II. It's claimed that 800 men were recruited within the space of two hours. The regiment's first action was at the Battle of Killiecrankie, Perthshire, on 27 July 1689. Although this battle was a defeat for the Williamite army, the Jacobite commander, John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, Bonnie Dundee, was killed by a volley fired by Leven's Regiment, bringing an end to James II's attempt to save his throne in Scotland. The regiment was judged to have performed well and was granted the privilege of recruiting by beat of drum in the City of Edinburgh without prior permission of the provost.


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