Old Photograph Moscow Scotland

Old photograph of Moscow on the A719 road some 4 miles east of Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is thought to be a corruption of Moss hall or Moss haw but its spelling was formalised in 1812 to mark Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. A stream called the Volga Burn flows through the village. Locally the land and forest around Cowans Law to the north west is referred to as Little Russia. The hamlet also shares the same latitude, 55° North, as the Russian city. In the Spring of 1884 a Mr. Rankin was found murdered in a gruesome fashion at his lonely cottage near Moscow. He was said to be well-to-do, however although no clues were found, theft was considered to be the motive; the guilty party was never brought to book. Mr. McNabb, a retired police officer, related that in his opinion the murder was carried out by a somnambulist who was therefore unaware of the deed. He had never ventured this opinion officially for fear of being laughed out of the force.



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Old Photograph Trinafour Post Office Blair Atholl Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Trinafour Post Office in Blair Atholl by Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. The Atholl Country Life Museum is divided into three main rooms, and has been extended to include a wooden post office building relocated from Trinafour, a small settlement in a remote location at the head of Glen Errochty, nine miles to the east of Blair Atholl.



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Old Photograph Hotel Shieldenish Isle of Lewis Outer Hebrides Scotland

Old photograph of the hotel in Shieldenish on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Shieldinish is a small settlement which lies close to the head of Loch Erisort, opposite Balallan. It was cleared and then later resettled in 1886 with most of the tenants coming from Balallan. From Old Norse ' sild ' herring and ' nis ' point; the point is the prominent peninsula.



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Old Photograph Broch Isle of Tiree Scotland

Old photograph of a Broch at Vaul on the Isle of Tiree located South West Of Coll which is West of Isle Of Mull, Scotland. A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow walled structure of a type found only in Scotland. The distribution of brochs is centred on northern Scotland. Caithness, Sutherland and the Northern Isles have the densest concentrations, but there are a great many examples in the west of Scotland and the Hebrides. Although mainly concentrated in the northern Highlands and the Islands, a few examples occur in the Borders and on the west coast of Dumfries and Galloway; and near Stirling.



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Old Photograph Water Of Gregg Barr Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of the Water Of Gregg in Barr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Barr is a picturesque village in the South West of Ayrshire, located approximately 8 miles from the town of Girvan. It is believed to have been established in the 17th century and has not grown much since that time. The village is situated in the Stinchar Valley where the River Stinchar meets the Water of Gregg. The meeting point of these two watercourses is known locally as The Pot. Local residents and visitors often picnic on the banks of the Stinchar.



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