Old Photograph Craufurdland Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Craufurdland Castle near the Scottish town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Craufurdland is the seat of the Crawfords of Craufurdland. The oldest buildings probably date back to the 15th century, but most recently from the early 16th century. The central part is a Gothic castle style mansion, built about 1830. The West wings of the mansion incorporates a small tower of probable late 15th or early 16th century date, three storeys and an attic in height. The East wing, two storeys high, was built in the 17th century; it contains a fein ornamental ceiling dated 1648.



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Old Photograph Corriecravie Isle Of Arran Scotland

Old photograph of Corriecravie hamlet on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. In 1869 this township was described as comprising of nine roofed buildings, two of which were long buildings, one unroofed long building, three unroofed structures and five enclosures. Near Corriecravie there is the Torr a' Chaisteil Dun. This is a dun or fort from the later Iron Age about 2000 years ago.



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Old Photograph Pot Luck Tea Room Aviemore Scotland

Old photograph of the Pot Luck Tea Room in Aviemore, South of Inverness, Scotland. Aviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill walking in the Cairngorm Mountains. There are excellent views of the Cairngorms from various places within the town, especially from the railway station. The Aviemore stone circle is located within a residential neighbourhood of the town.





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Old Photograph Beehive Restaurant Grassmarket Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the Beehive Restaurant on the Grassmarket in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Grassmarket is located directly south-east of Edinburgh Castle with the castle dominating views northwards from the space. The Grassmarket was, from 1477 to 1911, one of Edinburgh's main markets for horse and cattle. It was also a setting for public executions. A popular story in Edinburgh is that of Maggie Dickson, a fishwife from Musselburgh who was hanged in the Grassmarket in 1728 for murdering her own baby. After the hanging, her body was taken back to Musselburgh in a coffin. However, on the way there she awoke. Under Scots Law she had served her punishment. Only later were the words "until dead" added to the sentence of hanging. It was also to some extent seen as divine intervention, and so she was allowed to go free. In later life, and legend, she was thereafter referred to as Half-Hangit Maggie.



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Old Photograph Entrance Hall Hopetoun House Scotland

Old photograph of the entrance hall in Hopetoun House on ancestry visit to South Queensferry near Edinburgh, Scotland. The house was built between 1699 and 1701 and designed by Sir William Bruce. The house was then extended from 1721 by William Adam until his death in 1748, being one of his most notable projects. The Hope family acquired the land in the 17th century. Charles Hope, the first occupant, was only 16 years old when his mother, Lady Margaret Hope, signed the contract for building with William Bruce, on 28 September 1698. The master mason is noted as Tobias Bachope of Alloa. The plumber and glazier was John Forster of Berwick.



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