Old Photograph Golf Course New Galloway Scotland

Old photograph of golfers putting on the 3rd Green of the golf course in New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The first recorded steps to establish a golf club at New Galloway is the first entry in the minute book of 1902 of a public meeting held in the Town Hall on the evening of 31st January 1902 to consider the question of forming a local golf course. Mr. J C Maitland Gordon of Kenmure occupied the chair and intimated that he would be willing to give the use of the Town Park and the whinnie field adjoining which he thought would make a good nine hole course.



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Old Photograph Braal Castle Hotel Scotland

Old photograph of Braal Castle Hotel located by the River Thurso north of the village of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. In 1450, the original castle was bestowed by King James II upon Sir George Crichton, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, who was briefly created Earl of Caithness in 1452. In 1455, the earldom and castle were granted by James II to William Sinclair, Baron of Roslin and Lord Chancellor of Scotland. The castle passed to the Sinclairs of Ulbster, a branch of the Sinclair Earls of Caithness, in the 18th century. The Sinclairs began the building of an adjacent mansion, although construction was abandoned. In 1856 a hotel was built over these foundations. This building was requisitioned by the Armed Forces during the Second World War.



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Tour Scotland Video Drive On Road To Pass of Drumochter Highland

Tour Scotland video of part of a drive on the A9 road South from Dalwhinnie to the Pass of Drumochter in the Highlands of Scotland. This is the main mountain pass between the northern and southern central Scottish Highlands. It is the high point on the A9, at 1,508 feet, and, in winter can be subject to severe weather conditions. The A9 road passes through here, as does the Highland Main Line, the railway between Inverness and the south of Scotland. The Sustrans National Cycle Route 7 between Glasgow and Inverness also runs through the pass. The route through the pass has been used since prehistoric times. A military road built between 1728 and 1730 by General Wade came through here. The summit of the pass marks the boundary between Perthshire and the Highland Council area.

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Tour Scotland Video Exterior Parish Church Laggan Badenoch And Strathspey Highlands

Tour Scotland travel video of the exterior of the Parish Church on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Laggan in the Highlands of Scotland. The present Parish Church in Laggan was built in 1785 with the patronage of the Duke of Gordon. There is a plan of the graveyard on the noticeboard inside the entrance to the church along with a list of burials. The church and village is located beside the River Spey, about 7 miles west of Newtonmore. The A86 road passes through the village and crosses the river on a nearby bridge. It is notable as being the region in Badenoch where the Gaelic language survived the longest.

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Tour Scotland Video Biallidbeg Burial Ground Newtonmore Highlands

Tour Scotland video of Biallidbeg Burial Ground near Newtonmore in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highlands, Scotland. In this graveyard are the stones of Alexander MacIntyre, Angus and Christina MacIntyre, Cathrine MacIntyre, Malcolm and John MacIntyre, Malcolm and Janet MacIntyre, Lt. Alexander, Catherine and Sarah Macpherson, Charles and Mary Macpherson, Christian and Alexander Macpherson, Isabella and Alexander Macpherson, Catherine Macpherson, Donald Macpherson, Helen Macpherson, Isabella and Alexander Macpherson, Mary and Andrew Macpherson, Brigadier Henry Pelham Burn and his wife Katherine.

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