Old Photograph Highlander Ardvreck Castle Scotland

Old photograph of a Highlander near Ardvreck Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. Standing on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, north west Highland, Scotland, Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century.



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Old Photograph Uig Beach Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides Scotland

Old photograph of the beach at Uig on the western coast of the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The name derives from the Norse word Vik meaning 'a bay'. Uig Beach and sands are surrounded by the villages of Crowlista, Timdgarry, Ardroil and Carnish. It is best known as the site where the Lewis Chessmen were found. Before 1831, a local crofter discovered a buried hoard of chess pieces, uncovered following a storm.



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Old Photograph John Rennie Memorial Scotland

Old photograph of the John Rennie Memorial by East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. Civil engineer John Rennie, born 1761, died 1821, was born near here, at Phantassie on Dunbar Road. He died at his home in London, England, while working on the London Bridge project, a bridge he designed. The work was completed by his sons, George and Sir John Rennie.



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Old Photograph Children Fishing Harbour Kirkwall Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of children fishing at the harbour in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The town is first mentioned in Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the residence of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty. In 1486, King James III of Scotland elevated Kirkwall to the status of a royal burgh; modern roadsigns still indicate The City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall. The name Kirkwall comes from the Norse name Kirkjuvagr, meaning Church Bay, which later changed to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa and Kirkwall. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Brunstane Roman Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of Brunstane Roman Bridge near Joppa, Edinburgh, Scotland. With a single semicircular skewed arch this might be the oldest skewed bridge in Scotland. Joppa is bounded on the north by the coast of the Firth of Forth, on the west by Portobello. Joppa is now largely residential, but salt was once produced from sea water by evaporation at Joppa Pans.



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