Old Travel Blog Photograph Aultbea Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a pony and cart, cottages and people in Aultbea, a small fishing village, situated on the shores of Loch Ewe in the North West Highlands located twenty miles from Ullapool, Scotland. The loch became an important naval base and an assembly point for the ‘Arctic convoys’ taking goods and arms across dangerous routes to Scandinavia and Russia. Great convoys also set off for Murmansk, West Africa and North America. The nearest railway station is at Achnasheen which has trains either to Inverness or through scenic Plockton to Kyle of Lochalsh. There is also a ferry service to the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, from Ullapool.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Road To Rowardennan Loch Lomond Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the road to Rowardennan by Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond, Scotland. Rowardennan is at the northern end of the public road, but the West Highland Way passes through the area and continues north along the side of the loch. Rowardennan has a hostel and camping for hikers on the West Highland Way. A small passenger ferry crosses the loch to Tarbet on the opposite shore. Rowardennan has a hotel, hostel and chalet accommodation. It appears as " Dennan's Row " in Walter Scott's poem The Lady of the Lake. Rowardennan is mainly known as the starting point for the main path up Ben Lomond.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Inner Bay Lochranza Island Of Arran Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the inner bay at Lochranza on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Lochranza is the most northern of Arran's villages and is located in the north western corner of the island. The village is set on the shore of Loch Ranza, a small sea loch. Ferries run from here to Claonaig on the mainland. The area around Lochranza castle is a favoured spot to observe red deer, as the village is home to a healthy red deer population and, on the northern shore, grey seals are found year round. Otters and golden eagles are also spotted in the area.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Fishwives Ullapool Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of fishwives in Ullapool, Scotland. On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society. Before Ullapool was declared a fishing port by the British Fisheries Society in 1788 it had been home to fishermen for centuries. Whilst the fishing industry suffered periodic declines over the years it experienced a boom period during the Second World War. The waters to the east coast of Scotland became too dangerous to fish because of the threat of enemy mines. After the war, as modern technology improved catching techniques and thousands of tons of herring were landed, expansion was required and Ullapool Harbour was doubled in size to cope with the large number of working boats.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Donald Macrae Shop Shieldaig Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Donald Macrae Shop in Shieldaig, Wester Ross, Highlands of Scotland. This Scottish village was founded in 1800 with a view to training up seamen for war against Napoleon. After his, initial, defeat and exile to Elba, the community found itself a new role as a fishing village.

The Macraes are known to have been constant supporters of the Clan Mackenzie in recorded times; in 1520, and for many years onwards, they were constables of Eilean Donan Castle. In 1539 the Clan Macdonald of Sleat besieged Eilean Donan as part of their attempt to restore the Lordship of the Isles and Duncan Macrae is credited with slaying the Macdonald chief with an arrow which brought the siege to an end. In view of their constant service to the Mackenzies, the Macraes of Kintail became known as the Mackenzies' " shirt of mail. "



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