Old Photograph Beach Daliburgh South Uist Outer Hebrides Scotland

Old photograph of the beach at Daliburgh, South Uist, Scotland. Daliburgh is a crofting township situated one and a half miles west from Lochboisdale, which has the second largest population of any township in the parish of South Uist. It is situated at the junction of the A865 and the B888 roads. Like Lochboisdale, Daliburgh has undergone major changes in recent years. Ranald Macdonald, younger brother of Donald Macdonald 4th of Kinlochmoidart, was granted the tack of Daliburgh from the chief of Clanranald in 1730.



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Old Photograph Church River Braan Amulree Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the church, situated on a knoll, overlooking the River Braan at Amulree, Perthshire, Scotland. Amulree parish church contains copies of records of the large number of people who stayed in the area prior to mass emigration, mostly to North Easthope, Canada, in the early 19th Century. The architect of the church was John Douglas of Edinburgh, a near contemporary of William Adam and it is thought that he was also responsible for the design of Killin church, the Palladianisation of Blair Castle, alterations at Taymouth Castle and the repairs to the palace of Holyrood.



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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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