Tour Scotland Autumn Video Loch Achray Trossachs

Tour Scotland Autumn travel video of Loch Achray a small freshwater loch located west of West of Callander on ancestry, history visit and trip to the Trossachs. The south side of the loch is wooded and well served by woodland tracks and forest roads. The loch is popular with anglers who fish for brown trout. Loch Achray is well known for its sheltered location, giving rise to placid waters offering magnificent reflections of the woodland to the south, the mountains and forests to the north and the majestic crags of Ben Venue to the West. Loch Achray was for a time the home of James " Beg " Stewart, born 1410, died 1470, of Baldorran, the son of James Mor Stewart, known as " James the Fat ", who fled into exile in Ireland when his father Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany was executed for treason by King James I of Scotland in 1425. James the Fat would never return to Scotland, and he was unable to inherit the Albany estates, but James " Beag " Stewart was able to secure a royal pardon and return to Scotland. The loch is now popular with anglers fishing for brown trout.

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Old Photograph Beach Dunoon Scotland

Old photograph of the beach by Victoria Parade walking path in Dunoon, Cowal Peninsula, Argyll, Scotland. Dunoon is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute. It is on the west shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. The town and surrounding area are known as a destination for outdoor pursuits, including walking, running, golfing, kayaking, sailing, fishing, climbing, triathlon and mountain biking.



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Old Photograph South Beach Avenue Ardrossan Scotland

Old photograph of houses on South Beach Avenue in Ardrossan located in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Noted natives and past residents included; John Kerr FRS, born 17 December 1824, died 15 August 1907, who was a Scottish physicist and a pioneer in the field of electro-optics. He is best known for the discovery of what is now called the Kerr effect; Calum Kennedy, born 1928, died 2006, was a popular exponent of Scottish Gaelic song in the 1950s and 60s, ran a hotel in Ardrossan towards the end of his life; Flying Officer Kenneth Campbell, recipient of the Victoria Cross, came from Ardrossan,



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Old Photograph Beach Southend Scotland

Old photograph of the beach by Southend, which is situated 8 miles South of Campbeltown, Scotland. The village is located beside Dunaverty Bay, which at one end has a rocky promentory called Dunaverty Rock, where a fort was located. It is reputed that during the Dunaverty Massacre the Catholic MacDonalds were burned alive in their stronghold at Dunaverty Castle. The village is also reputed to be the location where Saint Columba first set foot in Scotland. On a rock near the village are footprints called Columba's Footprints where it is claimed he first preached on Scottish soil, after being banished from Ireland.





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Old Photograph Putting Green Nairn Scotland

Old photograph of people on the Putting Green in Nairn, Moray, Scotland. Nairn is an ancient fishing port and market town around 16 miles of Inverness. It was the county town of the wider county of Nairn also known as Nairnshire. The town is now best known as a seaside resort, with two golf courses, and award winning beaches. Charlie Chaplin, used to holiday every year in Nairn and stayed at the Newton Hotel.



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