Old Photograph Clyde Puffer Gael Brodick Island Of Arran Scotland

Old photograph of the Clyde Puffer named Gael at the old pier in Brodick on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The Clyde puffer is essentially a type of small steamboat which provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides islands of Scotland, stumpy little cargo ships that have achieved almost mythical status thanks largely to the short stories Neil Munro wrote about the Vital Spark and her captain Para Handy. Brodick has the Isle of Arran's main ferry terminus which connects Brodick to Ardrossan on the mainland. The ferries are operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. MV Caledonian Isles plies this route year round, with MV Isle of Arran providing additional sailings during the summer. Brodick is a popular holiday destination and a base for hill walking. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Crofters Swimming Cattle Isle of Orsay Scotland

Old photograph of Crofters swimming cattle to Isle of Orsay in Traigh Mhòr on the north east coast of the Island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The writer Compton Mackenzie lived on Barra nearby and is buried at Cille Bharra, opposite the island. There is no record of Orosay itself ever having been permanently inhabited. The name Orosay is a variant of Oronsay, from the Old Norse for " tidal " or " ebb island ", found commonly in the Hebrides.



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Old Photograph American Monument Oa Islay Scotland

Old photograph of the American Monument on Oa, Isle of Islay, Scotland. The Oa is a rocky region in the south west of Islay. It used to have a population of 800 in 1830 but became deserted due to the Highland Clearances. An American Monument was erected on the south coast by the American Red Cross to commemorate the loss of two ships in 1918, SS Tuscania, a passenger liner, and HMS Otranto.



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Old Photograph King's Park Parish Church Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of King's Park Parish Church, 242 Castlemilk Road, Glasgow, Scotland. Red brick with stone facings, Romanesque in style by Hutton and Taylor, 1932. An innovation in church design specially evolved through architectural competition promoted by the Presbytery of Glasgow. Notable collection of stained glass windows by Sadie McLellan, Gordon Webster, Douglas Hamilton, Eilidh Keith and others. Set in a pleasant small garden. Floodlit as part of City of Light project.



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Old Photograph Fowlsheugh Scotland

Old photograph of Fowlsheugh, Scotland. Fowlsheugh is a coastal nature reserve in Kincardineshire, north east Scotland, known for its seventy metre high cliff formations and habitat supporting prolific seabird nesting colonies. Fowlsheugh can be accessed by a public clifftop trail, or by boats which usually emanate from the nearby harbour at the town of Stonehaven. Tens of thousands of pelagic birds return to the site every spring to breed, after wintering at sea or in more southern climates, principal species being puffins, razorbills, kittiwakes, fulmars and guillemots.



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