Tour Scotland Video Agricultural Show Kirriemuir Angus

Tour Scotland video of the Agricultural Show on ancestry visit to Kirriemuir, Scotland. Including; sheep shearing, horse and carriage riding, pony riding, blacksmith, Border Collie sheepdog, Bagpipes and much more. The show has been running since 11th August 1877 and has survived two world wars.

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Tour Scotland Video Agricultural Show Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Agricultural Show in South Inch Park on ancestry visit to Perth, >Perthshire, Scotland. Including; Highland Cows, Highland ponies, Clydesdale Horses , Charolais cattle, Bagpipes, Show Jumping, Hunter Horses, Shetland Ponies, Cooking, Wood Carving, Farriers, Orange Sheep and much more. The orange yellow colouring is generally favoured by Blackface breeders and is used when sheep are presented for show or sale.

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Old Photograph Diesel Passenger Train Loch Eilt Scotland

Old photograph of a diesel passenger train by Loch Eilt located between the villages of Glenfinnan and Lochailort, twenty miles West of Fort William, Scotland. The A830 road to the Isles runs along the North shore, while the West Highland Line railway follows the South shore. Loch Eilt has been used as a location in several films. These include Local Hero in 1980, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 in 2010. The famous island used for Harry Potter in Loch Eilt, is called Eilean na Moine. It is used as Dumbledore's grave, which and later, was digitally placed on Loch Arkaig.



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Old Photograph Temperance Hotel Inveraray Argyll Scotland

Old photograph of a vintage car outside the of the late 18th century Temperance Hotel on Front Street East in Inveraray, Scotland. The Temperance Hotel is a former hotel located near the shores of Loch Fyne in the Scottish town of Inveraray. It is is located opposite the ship dock on the corner house between Front Street and Main Street. Today it is used as a residential building. As it was a Temperance Hotel it was not permitted to sell alcohol. The Temperance Scotland Act 1913 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom under which voters in small local areas in Scotland were enabled to hold a poll to vote on whether their area remained " wet " or went " dry, " that is, whether alcoholic drinks should be permitted or prohibited. The decision was made on a simple majority of votes cast. The Act was a result of the strong temperance movement in Scotland before the First World War. Brewers and publicans formed defence committees to fight temperance propaganda.



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Old Photograph William Leslie Shop Stromness Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of the William Leslie shop in 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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