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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Old Photograph Unveiling War Memorial Lillisleaf Scotland

Old photograph of Unveiling the War Memorial in Lilliesleaf village near Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland. The occasion seen here is the unveiling of the war memorial to commemorate the dead of Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, who fell in the First World War from 1914 to 1918. To the north of Lilliesleaf is the Ale Water which runs east to west. The wetland named "The Moss" is to the south of Lilliesleaf. Other places nearby include Ancrum, Ashkirk, Belses, Hassendean, Midlem, Minto House, Old Belses, St Boswells, and Woll.



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Old Photograph Post Office Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of people outside the Post Office in Galashiels, Borders, Scotland. Robert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, " Sae Fair Her Hair " and " Braw Lads ". The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels.



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Old Photograph Jeffrey Memorial Kilsyth Scotland

Old photograph of people standing beside the Jeffrey Memorial in Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Memorial to the Reverend Dr Jeffrey who died in 1910 is on Howe Road. It was gifted by the members of a religious group who held meetings on Sunday afternoons. These were referred to, at the time, as the PSA, Pleasant Sunday Afternoons. The Free Church at the top of the hill is no longer there, being replaced by modern housing.



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Old Photograph Thatched Cottages Arnprior Scotland

Old photograph of thatched cottages in Arnprior located 12 miles West of Stirling, Scotand. The name is from the Gaelic ' earrann ' meaning a division of land. The Prior, who owned the land. Walter Comyn, the Earl of Menteith, founded Inchmahome Priory in 1238 and it is thought the name of the village could date from then. The village is next to the Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve and close to the east boundary of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, which includes the Lake of Menteith. The town of Arnprior in Ontario, Canada was named after the village, the ancestral home of its founder.



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