Old Travel Blog Photograph Town Hall Prestwick Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the town hall, Tram and people on the High Street in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. From Robert the Bruce to James VI, King of Scots, numerous Kings have traversed the coastal walks in and around Prestwick. Bruce is reputed to have been cured of leprosy by the waters of the well at St Ninians church. The town is served by Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which serves many European destinations as well as transatlantic and other international cargo flights. The town was the first home of the Open Golf Championship, which was played on the Prestwick Old Course from 1860 to 1872.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Barassie Troon Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Barassie, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. Barassie is a former village on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde in South Ayrshire. Today it serves as a suburb on the northern edge of Troon. Troon is famous for its Royal Troon golf course, one of the hosts to the Open Golf Championship. Troon Harbour played a notable part in the development of the town for many years. It was home to the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company. Troon old railway station was one of the first passenger stations in Scotland as part of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. The Grey Lady of Troon. The Grey Lady is a tale or fable that has surrounded Troon for years. She was first sighted by Jason Grant, a local farmer, in 1873. I hope these might be of interest to folks with Scottish ancestry.



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Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Of Leadhills

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Leadhills, South Lanarkshire. the second highest village in South Lanarkshire and Scotland. Silver and lead have been mined in Leadhills and at nearby Wanlockhead for many centuries, even in Roman days. Gold was discovered in the reign of King James IV and, in those early days, it was so famous for its exceptionally pure gold that the general area was known as God's Treasure House in Scotland. The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Light Railway was a short branch railway built in Scotland to serve mining settlements, high in the Lowther Hills. Allan Ramsay, the poet, and William Symington, one of the earliest adaptors of the steam engine to the purposes of navigation, were born at Leadhills. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Lennoxtown

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of Lennoxtown, Scotland. A Scottish town in East Dunbartonshire, at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north. A significant event in the history of the locality was the establishment of the calico printing works at Lennoxmill during the late 1780s. Another industry which was important to the development of Lennoxtown was soon established, when in 1797, Charles Mackintosh, born 1766, died 1843, and his associates, set up chemical Alum Works near Lennoxmill. The principal products of his works was Alum, a chemical used in the textile industry. Shale and and Alum schist, the basic ingredients required in the chemical processes, were mined in the area. Because of the need to keep his industrial processes secret, these works were referred to as the Secret Works. The owner of the works, Charles Mackintosh, was famous because of his development of a waterproof fabric used to make clothing, but he, together with Charles Tennant, also devised a revolutionary bleaching powder.

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Tour Scotland Video Of Old Photographs Of Thornhill

Tour Scotland travel video of old photographs of Thornhill located north of Dumfries. This Scottish town is designed in a grid pattern with the main street of Drumlanrig Street, East and West Morton Streets, New Street, Townhead Street and Gill Road. The town is near Drumlanrig Castle, a 17th century turreted mansion once the ancient Clan Douglas stronghold, now home to the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland.

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