Tour Scotland Video Pipe Band And Chieftains Marching Cupar Fife

Tour Scotland video of Cupar Pipe Band and Chieftains marching down Bonnygate street to the Highland Games on ancestry visit to Cupar, Fife, Scotland. The history of Cupar Pipe Band dates back to September 16, 1920, when local man Lawrence McLaren and a handful of friends, who were pipers and drummers, decided to get together. They drew up a charter and laid down guidelines which still apply today.

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Old Photograph Railway Station Coatbridge Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was original named Coatbridge and opened in 1842. It was renamed Coatbridge Central in 1953 after the 1826 Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway station named Coatbridge Central had closed in 1951. It is located on what was originally the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway, which later became the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway. The connection southwards came courtesy of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, with their first passenger train arriving from Morningside in May 1845. Both companies were subsequently taken over by the Caledonian Railway in 1849. A further route to the station, the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway from Glasgow via Rutherglen and Carmyle was opened in August 1866.



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Old Photograph Hospital Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Old photograph of the hospital in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. The buildings above the dog cemetery were built to a design by William Skinner in 1753 and consisted of storerooms for arms and military equipment built on either side of a courtyard. In 1897 two storhouses were redesigned as a military hospital which was previously housed in the Great Hall.



Tour Scotland April video of storm clouds over Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock.As the backdrop to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo during the annual Edinburgh International Festival the castle has become a recognisable symbol of Edinburgh and of Scotland and indeed, it is Edinburgh's most frequently visited visitor attraction.

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Old Photograph Kettleholm Bridge Scotland

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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Old Photograph Whales Beach Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of whales on the beach at Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland.



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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