Old Travel Blog Photograph Edradour House Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Edradour House by Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Old Ordnance Maps show a Lint Mill and a cluster of cottages that were collectively called Milton of Edradour. Old Atholl Estate records show that the area now occupied by Edradour Whisky Distillery was once called Balnauld and was a small Croft or farm. Industry in the area was not just Mills as there were a number of large farms in the area employing agricultural workers.



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Tour Scotland Winter Travel Video Fish And Chips And Log Fire Kinnears Inn Scone By Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland Winter travel video of traditional fish and chips in front of a log fire on visit to Kinnears Inn 8 Angus Road in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Fish and chips became a common meal among the working classes in Scotland as a consequence of the rapid development of trawl fishing in the North Sea, and the development of railways which connected the ports to major industrial cities during the second half of the 19th century, which meant that fresh fish could be rapidly transported to the heavily populated areas.

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Tour Scotland Travel Video Bagpipes And Drums Music Buskers High Street Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of two Scottish buskers playing bagpipes and drums music in the rain on the High Street in the City Centre on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street performers or buskers.

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Old Travel Blog Chatelherault Hunting Lodge Hamilton Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Chatelherault Hunting Lodge in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its name is derived from the French town of Châtellerault, the title Duc de Châtellerault having been granted to James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran in 1548 for his part in arranging the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to Francis, Dauphin of France. The lodge was designed by William Adam and completed in 1734. From 1591, Hamilton Palace became the main residence of the Dukes of Hamilton. Rebuilding as the largest country house in Scotland with an imposing Palladian south front began in 1684, then from 1822 Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton had the palace considerably enlarged as a setting for a major art collection, with the north front designed by David Hamilton. Chatelherault is now a country park is centred on the former hunting lodge.



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Tour Scotland Winter Travel Video River Tay Perth Perthshir

Tour Scotland sunny Winter travel video of the River Tay on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. You can see vehicles crossing both bridges and St Matthews Church in the distance perfectly reflected on the river. With a perfect blue sky and birds singing from the nearby trees, it makes for a very serene moment in the town.

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