Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Old photograph of the Post Office in Blairs near Aberdeen, Scotland. The area originally belonged to the Knights Hospitaller, Knights of St John of Jerusalem, who maintained a parsonage and resident priest here.
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Old photograph of cottages and people in Strichen village located eight miles from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish village got its name from Lord Strichen. It is situated on the River Ugie at the foothills of Mormond Hill. Alexander Fraser, Lord Strichen He was born in 1700 at Strichen Castle the eldest son of Alexander Strichen, born 1660, died 1699, 5th Laird of Strichen. His father died shortly before his birth. His mother died when he was eleven. He studied law and passed the bar as an advocate around 1722. On 15 June 1729 he was created a Senator of the College of Justice, at age 29 one of the youngest Senators ever. His house in Edinburgh stood on the Royal Mile on Rosehaugh's Close, later called Strichens Close in his honour) He died on 15 January 1775 at his country estate of Strichen
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Old photograph of Field Marshal Douglas Haig on the 1st Tee on the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Douglas, born 19 June 1861, died 29 January 1928, was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 to the end of the War. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the battle with the highest casualties in British military history, the Third Battle of Ypres and the Hundred Days Offensive which led to the armistice in 1918. Haig was born in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, the son of John Haig, who was head of the family's successful Haig & Haig whisky distillery. He married Dorothy, born 1879, died 1939, a daughter of Hussey Vivian, 3rd Baron Vivian, and a lady in waiting at the court of King Edward VII, on 11 July 1905. His wife became Lady Haig in 1909 and the Countess Haig when her husband was granted an earldom in 1919. He was buried at Dryburgh Abbey in the Scottish borders.
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Old photograph of Loch Nevis in Lochaber, Scotland. Loch Nevis is sea loch which runs inland from the Sound of Sleat, and is bounded by the peninsula of Knoydart to the north and North Morar to the south. Two ferry services cross Loch Nevis. One, a small passenger ferry, links the town of Mallaig with the village of Inverie on Knoydart and the hamlet of Tarbet. The other, Knoydart Seabridge, a daily ferry service which can transport vehicles as well as passengers and equipment, sails directly between Mallaig and Inverie. The ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne to the Small Isles from Mallaig is named after the loch, the MV Lochnevis.
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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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