Old Photograph The George Hotel And Bridge Moniaive Scotland

Old photograph of The George Hotel and bridge in Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This Scottish village has existed as as far back as the 10th century. On 4 July 1636 King Charles I granted a charter in favour of William, Earl of Dumfries, making Moniaive a free Burgh of Barony. With this charter came the rights to set up a market cross and tolbooth, to hold a weekly market on Tuesday and two annual fairs each of three days duration. In the 17th century, Moniaive became the refuge for the Covenanters, a group of Presbyterian nonconformists who rebelled at having the Episcopalian religion forced on them by the last three Stuart kings, Charles I, Charles II and James II of England (James VII of Scotland). There is a monument off the Ayr Road to James Renwick, a Covenanter leader born in Moniaive and later executed in Edinburgh. The Scottish artist James Paterson, a founder member of The Glasgow Boys, settled in Moniaive in 1884 and stayed for 22 years.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Belmont Terrace Maybole Scotland

Old photograph of vintage cars on Belmont Terrace in Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish town is situated 9 miles south of Ayr and 50 miles South West of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Maybole is an ancient place, having received a charter from Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick in 1193. In 1516 it was made a burgh of regality, but for generations it remained under the subjection of the Kennedys, afterwards Earls of Cassillis and, later, Marquesses of Ailsa, the most powerful family in Ayrshire. The current Marquess of Ailsa lives at Cassillis House, just outside Maybole. The ancestral seat of the Marquesses of Ailsa is Culzean Castle.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video May Drive To The Bluebell Woods Kinclaven Perthshire

Tour Scotland sunny Spring May travel video of a road trip drive from Murthly on ancestry, history visit to the bluebell woods by Kinclaven, Perthshire. There are two different types of bluebells in Scotland, the deep violet native flower and the paler Spanish bluebells, which can also be white or pink. Bluebells are a protected native flower, and have been covering the woodlands of Scotland for centuries. This means that it is more than okay to enjoy the scenery but take pictures, not the flowers. Here are some of the best bluebell woods in Scotland to take in the beautiful blooms: Glen Finglas, Cumbernauld Glen, Fairy Glen by Fortrose in the Highlands, Culzean Castle Country Park, Blamacaan Wood by Inverness, Carron Glen, Dalkeith Estate, Kinclaven, Loch of the Lowes, House of Dun, Keil’s Den by Leven, Fife, Aldouran Glen, Brodick Castle, Pepper Wood Kirkliston, Edinburgh, Cathkin Braes Country Park, Binn Wood by Perth, Baron’s Haugh by Motherwell, Corsehillmuir Wood.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video May Drive To Stewart Tower Dairy Perthshire

Tour Scotland May video of a sunny drive East from Bankfoot on the narrow road to Stewart Tower Dairy in Perthshire, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video May Drive From Bridge Of Earn Through Perth To Taste Perthshire Bankfoot

Tour Scotland video of a sunny May drive from Bridge Of Earn then through Perth and North up the A9 road to visit Taste Perthshire in Bankfoot, Perthshire, Scotland. Located near Perth for a unique shopping experience and an all day family restaurant.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.