Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Oban

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. The site where Oban now stands has been used by humans since at least mesolithic times, as evidenced by archaeological remains of cave dwellers found in the town Just outside the town stands Dunollie Castle, on a site that overlooks the main entrance to the bay and has been fortified since the 7th century. The modern town of Oban grew up around the distillery which was founded there in 1794, and the town was raised to a burgh of barony in 1811 by royal charter Sir Walter Scott visited the area in 1814, the year in which he published his poem The Lord of the Isles, and interest in the poem brought many new visitors to the town. The arrival of the railways in the 1880s brought further prosperity to local industry and giving new energy to tourism.

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Old Photograph Dryfe Water Scotland

Old photograph of Dryfe Water, a river about 18 miles in length which flows into the River Annan near Lockerbie, Scotland. The river starts on the southern slopes of Loch Fell, near Moffat, and then flows along a narrow valley to the Annan. Dryfe Water gives its name to the parish, Dryfesdale, and the common Scottish surname, Drysdale. A second name is the much less common surname Dryfe, or Drife. The meaning of the word Dryfe is unknown. It may be from the Old Norse, Anglo Saxon or Brittonic languages which were all used at different times in Dumfriesshire.



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Old Photograph Pony Trekking Glenisla Scotland

Old photograph of people Pony Trekking in Glenisla, Angus, Scotland. Glen Isla is the most westerly of the Angus Glens, and the only one that has a through route for cars. The head of the glen lies close to the border with Aberdeenshire. The area is also a favourite destination for lovers of walking, hiking wildlife and nature.



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Tour Scotland Video Bagpipes And Drums Perth And District Pipe Band Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Bagpipes and drums music of Perth and District Pipe Band from Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The objects of Perth & District Pipe Band are to promote the playing of the Highland Bagpipe and Pipe Band Drumming; to provided tuition in piping and drumming; and to perform as a Pipe Band in the community and in competitions. The band wore the Royal Stewart tartan until the early 1990s where it was changed to the New Perthshire Muted.

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Old Photograph Collynie Farm Scotland

Old photograph of Collynie farm near Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William Duthie of Collynie was the founder of Collynie, a famous Aberdeenshire cattle breeding establishment. He became one of the greatest breeders of this type of cattle in the world.

Early examples of the Duthie surname recordings in a number of spellings including Dovey, Duffy, Duthy, Dowie, Dowey, and Duthie, include John Mc John Dowy of Boespick and Thomas McAllester Dowie of Dalquhalliche, Scotland, who in 1613 were fined for trying to re-establish the outlawed Clan Macgregor. Other recordings include John Duffy who is given as living in Chaplains Choise, Virginia, America, on February 16th 1623, making him one the very first settlers in New England, and Alexander Duthie who was a sugar planter in Jamaica in 1769. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Marjory Duthe, which was dated 1492, in Holme, Orkney Islands, during the reign of King James 1V of Scotland



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