Old Travel Blog Photograph Maxwellheugh Mill Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Maxwellheugh Mill near Kelso, Scotland. Maxwellheugh Mill lies to the north of Springwood Park near the confluence of the Rivers Tweed and Teviot. The rubble built mill stands two storeys in height and has later external buttresses. Although the mill was originally water powered, the mill wheel was replaced by a turbine in the early twentieth century. It has a prominent circular kiln ventilator, with a revolving top. In 1860 the mill building was described as being a flour and corn mill.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph River Ruel Glendaruel Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the River Ruel in Glendaruel, Cowal, Argyll, Scotland. Glendaruel is thought to be one of the glens praised in the Gaelic poem The Lament of Deirdre,in which reference is made to a Glenndaruadh. It is found in the 15th-century Glenmasan manuscript, which may go back to an original written down in 1238. Deirdre is a tragic heroine in Irish mythology, and in the poem she is lamenting the necessity of leaving Scotland to return to Ireland.





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Old Travel Blog Photograph Princess View River Findhorn Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Princess View over the River Findhorn near Forres, Moray, Scotland. On 23 June 1496 King James IV of Scotland issued a Royal Charter laying down the rights and privileges that the town's people are believed to have held by an earlier charter since the reign of King David I some 300 years earlier. Shakespeare's play Macbeth locates Duncan's castle in Forres, and the Three Witches meet on a heath near the town in the third scene of the drama. 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 Travel Blog Photograph Pub Wanlockhead Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a Pub in Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This village is located in the Lowther Hills and one mile south of Leadhills at the head of the Mennock Pass, which forms part of the Southern Uplands. It is Scotland's highest village. Wanlockhead owes its existence to the lead and other mineral deposits in the surrounding hills. These deposits were first exploited by the Romans. The village was founded permanently in 1680 when the Duke of Buccleuch built a lead smelting plant and workers cottages. A branch railway also the highest in Scotland, served the village from 1901 to 1939.



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Old Travel Photograph Post Office And Bed And Breakfast Isle of Gigha Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a Post Office and Bed and Breakfast on the Isle of Gigha, a small island off the West coast of Kintyre, in Argyll, Scotland. Gigha has a long history, having been inhabited continuously since prehistoric times. It may have had an important role during the Kingdom of Dalriada and is the ancestral home of Clan MacNeill. It fell under the control of the Norse and the Lords of the Isles before becoming incorporated into modern Scotland and saw a variety of conflicts during the medieval period. The population of Gigha peaked at over 700 in the eighteenth century, but during the 20th century the island had numerous owners, which caused various problems in developing the island. By the beginning of the 21st century resident numbers had fallen to only 98. However a community buy out has transformed the island, which now has a growing population and a variety of new commercial activities to complement farming and tourism.



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