Old Photograph Riding Of The Marches Sanquhar Scotland

Old photograph of the Riding of the Marches in Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. During the war of Scottish Independence the English army took over the old castle at Sanquhar. The Lord of the Castle, Sir William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas, learned of this and came up with a clever plot where one man sneaked into the castle and threw open the gates, allowing Lord Douglas to seize it. The English began a counter attack, but William Wallace learned of the battle and came to the rescue. As the English army retreated, Wallace chased them down and killed 500 of them. Wallace visited the castle on several occasions. Every year, on the Saturday closest to 18 August, the Royal Burgh of Sanquhar holds its annual Riding of the Marches. This week-long event celebrates the Royal Burgh, through the selection of a " Queen " and her " Attendants " from fourth year girls in the secondary school, and a parade of lorries and horses, to name but a few events. Many of the pubs are busy during this time, indeed it's been noted that some publicans begin to have delusions of grandeur during this period.



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Old Photograph Cottage Port William Scotland

Old photograph a mother and children outside a cottage near Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Port William is a small fishing village in the parish of Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in south west Scotland. It is surrounded by the hamlets of Elrig, Mochrum and Monreith. The village lies 23 miles east of the town of Stranraer, on the coast of Luce Bay. It looks directly over to the Mull of Galloway, the most southerly point of the Scottish mainland and, on a clear day, both the Isle of Man, and Ireland are visible from the rugged coastline.



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Old Photograph Shop St Vincent's College Langbank Scotland

Old photograph of boys at the shop at St Vincent's College in Langbank located nine miles North of Paisley, Scotland. From 1961 to 1978, St Vincent's College was situated in the village. It was a minor seminary of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. It was opened on 3 October 1961. The first rector was Charles McDonald Renfrew, who was a Titular Bishop of Abula and an Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow. One of its students was the Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia. It closed in 1978 and the students were transferred to Blairs College near Aberdeen.



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Old Photograph Fishing Boats Inner Harbour Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats in the Inner harbour in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Anstruther Captains were famed for their seafaring skills and later in the 19th Century a number were actively involved in trade across the oceans, several in particular played a major role in the China tea trade. During the 19th century as trading ships got larger Anstruther increasingly turned to the fishing and the North Sea herring industry. Whole families would be involved with men at sea or mending nets and the women salting and packing the herring into barrels. Anstruther landed herring was particularly popular in Poland and the fishing fleet would follow the Herring run down the North Sea as far as Lowestoft, England.



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Old Photograph Royal Hotel North Berwick Scotland

Old photograph of the Royal Hotel in North Berwick, Scotland. North Berwick is a seaside town and former royal burgh in East Lothian. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 25 miles north east of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable holiday resort in the nineteenth century because of its two beaches and sandy bays, the East, or Milsey, Bay and the West Bay, and continues to attract holidaymakers. Golf courses at the ends of each bay are open to visitors.



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