Old Travel Blog Photograph Smoo Cave Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Smoo Cave, Scotland. This Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland. Archaeological investigations have turned up Norse and Iron Age artefacts, and it is thought that usage may extend back to the Mesolithic age. The cave name is thought to originate from the Norse smjugg or smuga meaning a hole or hiding place.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Loch Tuath Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the single track road by Loch Tuath, a sea loch in the Inner Hebrides, that separates the isle of Mull and the Isle of Ulva, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Mr Francis William Clark bought the island of Ulva in 1835 and began a brutal clearance of two-thirds of the inhabitants within a few years. Sometimes those who were to be evicted were given no warning, and had the thatch of their houses set on fire by the factor. The Clark family owned the island well into the 20th century. Clark also bought, and cleared, the islands of Gometra and Little Colonsay. In 1837, there were sixteen villages/townships, with shoe makers, wrights, boat builders, merchants, carpenters, tailors, weavers and black smiths. In 1841, the population of Ulva and Gometra was 859, but by 1848 this had plummetted to 150 thanks to a combination of the Highland potato famine and Clark's evictions. By 1889, the population of the two islands had fallen further to 83, with 53 on Ulva by itself. Lachlan Macquarie, was born on Ulva 31 January 1762 He is often referred to as the Father of Australia. During the second Jacobite uprising, Clan MacQuarrie fought at Culloden on Charles Edward Stuart's side



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Old Bridge Lochinver Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the old bridge over the River Inver at Lochinver, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland. As the A837 enters the small port of Lochinver it has to cross the River Inver. There are two bridges crossing the river, an old stone arch and a new girder bridge set at a skew across the river. Still used by traffic, the old bridge appears to be a late 19th Century single stone arch, spanning the river. It is single track, and now used by traffic heading to Baddidarach, with traffic coming out of the village using the old A837 alignment on the north bank of the river. The road would formerly have doglegged across the bridge, with right angled bends at both ends. 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 Cottage By The Road To Lochinver Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a cottage by the road to Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland. This is a village on the coast in the Assynt district of the Highlands. Lochinver is dominated by the sugar loaf shape of Caisteal Liath, the summit peak of nearby Suilven mountain. Lochinver is the second largest fishing port in Scotland; frequented by European fishermen primarily from Spain and France. Villages nearby include; Inverkirkaig, Achmelvich, Clachtoll, Clashmore, Stoer, Clashnessie, Drumbeg and Culkein Drumbeg, The Lochinver name was adopted in the 1950s by a large sheep station in New Zealand's North Island. 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 Putting Green Marine Hotel Nairn Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of people on the Putting Green by the Marine Hotel in Nairn, Moray, Scotland. Nairn is an ancient fishing port and market town around 16 miles of Inverness. It was the county town of the wider county of Nairn also known as Nairnshire. The town is now best known as a seaside resort, with two golf courses, and award winning beaches. Charlie Chaplin, used to holiday every year in Nairn and stayed at the Newton Hotel.



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