Old Travel Blog Photograph Road By Loch Stack Scotland

Old photograph of the road by Loch Stack in Sutherland, Scotland. The loch lies approximately 4 miles South East of Laxford Bridge and is surrounded by mountains. Ben Stack rises steeply from the loch's southwestern shore and Arkle mountain lies directly to the North. The loch was first surveyed between the 6th and 8th September 1902 by T.N. Johnston and James Murray .



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Vintage Cars On The Road To Lairg Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of vintage cars on the road to Lairg in Sutherland, Scotland. Lairg town is located at the south eastern end of Loch Shin is known as The Crossroads of the North. In the 19th century, it was provided with a railway station on what is now the Far North Line. This development means that the north west of Sutherland is now easier to access, The Far North Line links Inverness in the south with Thurso and Wick in the North.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Greenkeepers Golf Course Pitlochry Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Greenkeepers on the Golf Course in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. In the early 20th century, the members of both the Pitlochry Golf Club and the Pitlochry Ladies Golf Club played over a nine-hole course situated on the banks of the River Tummel. The holes weaved their way down from Faskally Woods to the pavilion at the Recreation Ground and back again. The new golf course was constructed during 1908 with Willie Fernie of Troon being commissioned as the initial designer. He saw the natural beauty of the Balnacraig and Drumchorry farms upon which the course now rests and set about using the undulating landscape to its full potential.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Irvine Memorial Nursing Home Pitlochry Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Irvine Memorial Nursing Home in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The Irvine Memorial Nursing Home was built in 1901 as a memorial to Dr William Stewart Irvine, a medical practitioner who had practised in the district for nearly 60 years. It was designed in 1900 by John Leonard in an unassuming manner. The parish district nurse became the first matron of the cottage hospital.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Cricket Club Pitlochry Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Cricket Club in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Cricket in Scotland has a long history, which can be traced back to the 18th century. However, it has been afflicted by Anglocentrism, with many notable Scottish players joining the English national team, instead of their own, and with the Scottish national team playing as an English county side. The most famous cricketers to have come from Scotland are probably the former England captain, Mike Denness, Warwickshire all rounder Dougie Brown, and former England test players Gavin Hamilton and Gregor MacGregor who represented Scotland at Rugby as well as England at Cricket.



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