Old Photograph Lupins Harray Scotland

Old photograph of Lupins by Harray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. In the late 18th century, lupins were introduced into northern Europe as a means of improving soil quality. Harray has many mounds or howes from the Old Norse word Haugr meaning mound or hill. Excavations have revealed burial cist in the largest mound as well as a Bronze Age building nearby. Harray was merged with Birsay to form a united parish in the north west of Mainland. It has the unique distinction of being the only landlocked parish on the islands; however, it is next to the freshwater Loch of Harray.



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Old Photograph Clock Tower Ayton Scotland

Old photograph of the clock tower in Ayton in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. This Scottish town is located on the Eye Water, from which it is said to take its name: Ayton means " Eye town ". It contains the former ancient tollbooth, town hall with a clock tower. Ayton was the location of a coaching inn on the road between London and Edinburgh. On August 12, 1948 the Berwickshire region was hit by a calamitous flood when one third of the annual rainfall fell in just six days. The water flowed off the Lammermuir Hills causing the Eye Water and other rivers of the area to overflow and cause much damage.



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Old Photograph Sandaig Isle of Tiree Scotland

Old photograph of thatched crofters cottages in Sandaig on the Isle of Tiree located South West Of Coll which is West of Isle Of Mull, Scotland. HMS Sturdy was launched in June 1919 her build was completed in 1920 and she was equipped as an occasional minelayer. She served for a while in the operational fleet before being mothballed and later brought back into service in 1939 just before World War II broke out. In 1940 she was deployed in Atlantic convoy defence and on 18th October 1940 she joined Convoy HX73 from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the UK, sailing between 18th and 23rd October. On 30th October 1940, weather conditions were dreadful and Sturdy was driven well off course in a full gale and ran onto rocks off Sandaig on the west coast of Tiree. The ship broke in two. The five sailors who died were Able Seaman PR Cornford; Stoker 1st Class TW Cowler; Able Seaman F Greenshields; Ordinary Seaman JH Rivett; and Leading Stoker A Trahearn.



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Tour Scotland Video Bagpipes And Drums Music Clanadonia High Street Perth Perthshir

Tour Scotland video of the bagpipes and drums music of Clanadonia on the High Street on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Clanadonia are the greatest tribal drum and pipe band to come out of Glasgow.

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Tour Scotland Video Scotsman From Perth Playing Bagpipes Music On The Mound Edinburgh

Tour Scotland video of a Scotsman from Perth, Perthshire, playing bagpipe music on The Mound on windy visit to the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. The construction of the Earthen Mound, as it was originally called, was begun in 1781 and it was extended over the years until by 1830 it was macadamised and landscaped so that it appeared more or less complete. When the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was extended to Waverley in 1846, tunnels were driven under The Mound to allow access to the west.

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