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 Kettleholm Bridge over the Water of Milk near Lockerbie, Scotland. Kettleholm village is a relatively new settlement. It was built in the course of the 19th century as a residential settlement on the estate of Castlemilk, which was built in 1866 for the politician Robert Jardine, 1st Baronet.
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Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland. First recorded as the site of an inn in the 16th century, Stromness became important during the late 17th century, when England was at war with France and shipping was forced to avoid the English Channel. Ships of the Hudson's Bay Company were regular visitors, as were whaling fleets. Large numbers of Orkneymen, many of whom came from the Stromness area, served as traders, explorers and seamen for both. Captain Cook's ships, Discovery and Resolution, called at the town in 1780 on their return voyage from the South Seas where Cook had been killed. 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 of the Post Office and hotel in Finavon village located on the southern side by the River South Esk, five miles North East of Forfar in Angus, Scotland. The South Esk, Scottish Gaelic: Easg Dheas, is a river that rises in the Grampian Mountains at Loch Esk in Glen Doll and flows through Glen Clova to Strathmore at Cortachy, three miles north of Kirriemuir. Its course takes it past Brechin and enters the North Sea at Montrose. The river gives its name to the title of Earl of Southesk, held by the Carnegie family.
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Old photograph of men, women and children outside cottages on Maule Street in Carnoustie, Scotland. The town is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast in Angus. It was founded in the late 18th century, and grew rapidly throughout the 19th century due to the growth of the local textile industry. It was popular as a tourist resort from the early Victorian era up to the latter half of the 20th century, due to its seaside location, and is best known for its associations with golf.
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Old photograph of the Water Tower in Arbroath, Scotland. The Water Tower was built in 1885. It was built with the labour of unemployed in Arbroath in an early form of workfare. It was designed by Friockheim architect William Gillespie Lamond in the style of a fake medieval fortress with rusticated red sandstone walls. It is jokingly known as Arbroath's castle. It was designed to provide the town with an adequate drinking water supply but was only operational for 20 years. The Tower contained three lined tanks with a total capacity of 200,000 gallons. The location was chosen because of a natural spring that flowed there. The use of the Tower was discontinued following the provision of a greater water supply from Glenogil. In 1937 the land surrounding the Water Tower was given to the Town Council for use as a park.
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