Old Photograph Stonefield Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Stonefield Castle, also known as Barmore House, a Scottish baronial manor house near the village of Stonefield, north of Tarbert located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, in Argyll, Scotland. The castle was constructed by the then current MacAlasdair Constable of Tarbert Castle. He neglected his duties as Constable of Tarbert Castle and allowed it to fall into disrepair. He lost, as a result of his neglect, his position of Constable of Tarbert and possession of Stonefield Castle, in the middle of the 18th century, to Charles Campbell. The castle was extended and remodelled in 1837 and designed by architects William Henry Playfair and William Notman.



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Old Photograph Southwick House Scotland

Old photograph of Southwick House located close to the Southwick Burn near where it empties into the Solway Firth on the southern slopes of the Criffell granite hill, 4 miles West of Kirkbean in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It was built in 1750. There are fine Home Farm, stable, mill and lodge buildings associated with the house in addition to a bridge and the attractive mid 19th century Tudor Shawfoot Cottage. On the opposite side of the Southwick Burn stands Southwick Parish Church, a Romanesque style kirk built in 1891.



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Old Photograph Drumhead House Cardross Scotland

Old photograph of Drumhead House in Cardross which is located halfway between Dumbarton, and Helensburgh, Scotland. Robert the Bruce purchased the portions of lands of Pillanflatt from the Earl of Lennox, lying in the parish of Cardross in 1326. In 1329, he died at his manorial house that he built there. A field called the Mains of Cardross is thought to have been the location of his royal manor.





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Old Photograph Dess House Kincardine O'Neil Scotland

Old photograph of Dess House in Kincardine O'Neil located between Banchory and Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Since ancient times there was a crossing of the Dee River at Kincardine O'Neil. Locations of the Dee crossings along with alignment of ancient trackways formed a major impetus for location of early castles and settlements. In the vicinity of Kincardine O'Neil the Middle Ages trackways to the south had a particular influence on development in and around Kincardine O'Neil and Aboyne Castle. In the 19th century, the Deeside Railway bypassed the village, impeding the expansion of the settlement, unlike towns nearby. By 1895 the population of Kincardine O'Neil exceeded 200. Most of the present buildings were built in the 19th century.



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Old Photograph Carlekemp House Scotland

Old photograph of Carlekemp House by North Berwick, Scotland. The British Government rented houses for the duration of the firts World War to accommodate servicemen. One such was Carlekemp on Abbotsford Road, North Berwick, which was used as an officers' convalescent home. One young officer recovering at Carlekemp recalled seeing the long procession of the surrendering German Fleet of some 70 warships steaming up the Forth.



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