Old Photograph Blood Rock Kintyre Peninsula Scotland

Old photograph of Blood Rock on the Southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula Argyll, Scotland. The site was once a fort belonging to the Clan MacDonald. Little remains of Dunaverty Castle now known as Blood Rock for the massacre which took place there. The Battle of Dunaverty involved a battle and the siege of Dunaverty Castle in 1647. The events involved the Covenanter Army under the command of General David Leslie on one side and 200 to 300 Highland troops under the command of Archibald Og of Sanda on the other. After the Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss, the remaining royalist army of Alasdair Mac Colla fled to Kinlochkilkerran, where a fleet of birlinns transported many of the troops to Ireland, while others fled to Dunaverty to be transported to Ireland as well as Dunyvaig Castle. About 200–300 men who could not be transported or did not wish to leave Scotland prepared to defend the castle. When the Covenanter Army arrived, they laid siege to the castle and made small raids against the forces inside. Once the attackers had captured the stronghold's water supply, the defenders–by now running out of water–requested a surrender on fair terms. After agreeing to surrender and leaving the castle, the men, women and children were put to the sword at the request of Reverend John Naves and Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll. However, a number of people appear to have survived the massacre, including Flora McCambridge, the infant Ranald MacDonald of Sanda, James Stewart and a MacDougall of Kilmun.



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Old Photograph Carron Iron Works Scotland

Old photograph of Trams filled with workers at Carron Iron Works near Falkirk, Scotland. The Carron Company was an ironworks established in 1759 on the banks of the River Carron. By 1814, the Carron Company was the largest iron works in Europe, employing over 2,000 workers, and it attracted many innovators. William Symington was an engineer for the Carron Company in the early 19th century, and the company made engines for his steamboats, the Experiment and the Charlotte Dundas. John Smeaton was a consultant for the company. Henry Cort experimented on methods to produce malleable iron, anticipating the puddling process. Benjamin Franklin visited the factory, leaving works and is said to have left a design for a stove, Dr Franklin's stove or the Philadelphia stove. The company produced pig iron throughout the 19th century, together with cast-iron products such as balustrades, fire grates, and the Carron bathtub. It ran its own shipping line, and produced munitions in both World Wars. It later became one of several foundries producing pillar boxes and was one of five foundries casting Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's classic Red telephone boxes. In the 1960s, it produced cast-iron rings to line the Tyne Tunnel under the River Tyne from Jarrow to Howdon and the Clyde Tunnel under the River Clyde from Whiteinch to Govan near Glasgow. The company diversified into plastics and stainless steel, but the works went into receivership in 1982.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Kelso Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Kelso, Scotland. The station opened in June 1851 by the North British Railway. The station was the terminus of the Kelso Line and was situated south of Wallace Nick station. Nearby were sidings with a goods and engine shed. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 15 June 1964. Kelso is a market town in the Scottish Borders and former county town of Roxburghshire. The town of Kelso came into being as a direct result of the creation of Kelso Abbey in 1128. The town's name stems from the fact that the earliest settlement stood on a chalky outcrop, and the town was known as Calkou. Kelso's main tourist attractions are the ruined Kelso Abbey and Floors Castle, a William Adam designed house completed in 1726. The Kelso Bridge was designed by John Rennie who later built London Bridge. A small hamlet existed before the completion of the abbey in 1128 but the settlement started to flourish with the arrival of the monks. Many were skilled craftsmen, and they helped the local population as the village expanded.



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Old Photograph Canal Old Kilpatrick Scotland

Old photograph of the canal by Old Kilpatrick located three miles from Clydebank by Glasgow, Scotland. This village is on the north bank of the River Clyde immediately to the north of the Forth and Clyde Canal. The Great Western Road runs through Old Kilpatrick, and the next village to its west is Bowling. There is a local legend that it was the birthplace of Saint Patrick. The western end of the Roman Antonine Wall was at Old Kilpatrick.





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Old Photograph Cumbernauld Road Stepps Scotland

Old photograph of houses on Cumbernauld Road in Stepps, on the north eastern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. Originally part of the Garnkirk estate, the name for the settlement appears to post date that of the main road through its centre, Steps Road, which was named in the 19th century and appended with a Steps Road railway station in the 1850s. The name and spelling Stepps only became accepted when the name of the station formally changed to Stepps in 1924.



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