Old Photograph Shepherd's Bridge Glen Tilt Scotland

Old photograph of a Shepherd's bridge in Glen Tilt in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Glen Tilt, Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Teilt, is a glen in the extreme north of Perthshire. Beginning at the confines of Aberdeenshire, it follows a South westerly direction excepting for the last 4 miles, when it runs due south to Blair Atholl. It is watered throughout by the River Tilt, which enters the River Garry after a course of 14 miles, and receives on its right the Tarf, which forms some beautiful falls just above the confluence, and on the left the Fender, which has some fine falls also. The attempt of George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl to close the glen to the public was successfully contested by the Scottish Rights of Way Society. The massive mountain of Beinn a' Ghlò and its three Munros Càrn nan Gabhar, Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, and Càrn Liath dominate the glen's eastern lower half.



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Old Photograph Victoria Walk Thurso Scotland

Old photograph of Victoria Walk along the clifftops between Thurso and nearby Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland. Thurso was an important Norse port, and has a later history of trade with ports throughout northern Europe until the 19th century. A thriving fishing centre, Thurso also had a reputation for its linen cloth and tanning activities. Ruined Old St Peter's Church, St. Peter's Kirk, is one of the older churches in Scotland, dated to at least 1125, and at one time it was the principal church for the county, administered by the Bishops of Caithness. The church held hearings against criminal activity and determined how those caught should be punished. In 1701, a woman who had a relationship with a Dutch sailor had her head shaved and was publicly shamed, paraded through the town by the local hangman. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Parish Church Glenesk Scotland

Old photograph of the parish church by Loch Lee in Glenesk, Angus, Scotland. The ruins of Glenesk old Parish Church stand in a roughly rectangular graveyard overlooking Loch Lee. The present church was built some time in the late 17th century, replacing an earlier building. Loch Lee is a loch located South of the Grampian Mountains and is fed by the Water of Lee and the Water of Unich and flows into the River North Esk. Queen Victoria described it as " a wild but not large lake, closed in by mountains, with a farm-house and a few cottages at its edge ". The loch supplies drinking water to the North Esk area. The area is used by both walkers and anglers.



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Old Photograph Church Hill Dalmellington Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on Church Hill in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland. The town has a history as a rest area, market town, weaving centre and mining village. Robert Hetrick, born 1769, died 1849, was a poet and blacksmith from Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was known for his patriotic verses written against Napoleon. He published one book, Poems and Songs of Robert Hetrick, in 1826.



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Old Photograph Interior All Saints' Church Inveraray Scotland

Old photograph of the interior of All Saints' Church in Inveraray, Scotland. This Scottish church in Gothic revival by Hoare and Wheeler, was built between 1923 and 1931 as a Memorial to Campbell dead of First World War and previous wars. The church was built in 1885 in local red granite, designed by Wardrop and Anderson of Edinburgh. Many of the interior furnishings given by Niall Dairmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll. Campbell was the son of Captain Lord Archibald Campbell, second son of George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, and his wife Janey Sevilla Callander of Craigforth and Ardkinglas, daughter of James Henry Callander. His uncle was Lord Colin Campbell and his aunt by marriage was Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. He was educated at St George's School, Ascot and went then to Charterhouse School in Surrey, England. Campbell studied at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1896. In 1914, he succeeded his uncle John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll in his various hereditary titles and offices. Following his inheritance, Campbell became Honorary Colonel of the 8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders until his retirement in 1929. He was additionally Honorary Colonel of the 15th, Canadian, Argyll Light Infantry. Having been previously a Deputy Lieutenant from 1914. Campbell was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire in 1923, an office he held until his death in 1949. His seat was Inveraray Castle, Argyll, and was interred at Kilmun Parish Church.



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