Tour Scotland Video St. Matthew's Church River Tay Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of St. Matthew's Church by the River Tay on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The river very high today after torrential over night rain with a danger of flooding. The church was built as the West Church in 1843 and became St Matthew's when it was merged with three other churches; Wilson Church, Middle Church and Bridgend Church in 1965.

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Tour Scotland Video Oystercatchers Scone Palace Perth Perthshir

Tour Scotland video of Oystercatchers on the grounds of Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. The oystercatcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange red bill and reddish pink legs. In flight, it shows a wide white wing stripe, a black tail, and a white rump that extends as a V between the wings.

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Tour Scotland Video Parish Church Longforgan Carse Of Gowrie Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Parish Church and cemetery on ancestry visit to Longforgan in Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Longforgan is a village about five miles west of Dundee, but in the region of Perthshire. There has been a church on this site for at least 900 years. The tower is dated 1690 and has an eight sided steeple and unusual clock. The main building by John Paterson dates from 1795.

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Tour Scotland Video Level Crossing At Longforgan Perthshire Near Dundee

Tour Scotland travel video of the signal box and and gates and passenger train passing at the Level Crossing at Longforgan on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Longforgan is a village about five miles west of Dundee. In a few seconds you will see a passenger train to Perth travelling past on what is the East Coast Railway Line.

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Old Photograph Campbell's Dye Works Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the fire at Campbell's Dye Works in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Peter Campbell, the founder of P&P Campbell, Dyeworks had originally begun work in Perth in 1814, in Methven Street, with Archibald Campbell, possibly a relative. By 1819 Peter had set up his own business. By 1881 Campbells were buying its dyes from John Deas of Perth who supplied substances like indigo and madder to produce the colours. Following a disastrous fire in 1919 Campbells was taken over by Pullars. Pullars was established by a John Pullar who had been apprenticed to Peter Campbell in 1816.



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