Old Travel Blog Photograph Houses Lower Largo East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of houses by the beach in Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This Scottish coastal village has gained fame as the 1676 birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Alexander Selkirk, born 1676, died 13 December 1721, was a Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer who spent more than four years as a castaway, from 1704 to 1709, after being marooned by his captain on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific Ocean. He survived that ordeal, but succumbed to tropical illness a dozen years later while serving aboard HMS Weymouth off West Africa.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph School Longhaven Aberdeenshire Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the School in Longhaven, next to the A90 trunk road, 4 miles South West of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The settlement benefits from a primary school, a hall and post office. Red Peterhead granite was quarried until recently immediately to the south east. There was once a railway station here on the Boddam branch of the Great North of Scotland Railway, but the line closed in 1948.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Mansion House Torwood Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a mansion house in Torwood, a small village two miles North West of Larbert, which is located two and half miles from Falkirk, Scotland. The Torwood was a large forested area in the 12th Century stretching from the River Carron west and north towards Stirling, and inland towards the Campsie Hills. It was traversed by an old Roman Road at this time. In preparation for the battle of Bannockburn it was used as the encampment for the men of James Douglas, one of the leaders of the army of King Robert the Bruce. The Forresters used to own the lands of Torwood.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Bowling Green Port Ellen Islay Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of bowlers on the Bowling Green in Port Ellen, Island Of Islay, Scotland. Scottish bowlers developed the present flat green game, established rules, worked out a uniform code of laws, and were instrumental in saving the game for posterity. The ancient game of bowls has always been dear to the heart of every true Scot, and it has always held a prominent place in the history and literature of Scotland. To the Scots goes the credit also for giving the game an international background, as emigrant Scots enthusiastically carried the game with them to all parts of the world. Today there are more than 200 public bowling greens in the City of Glasgow alone.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Shevlock Burn Drumossie Woods Insch Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Shevlock Burn and Drumossie Woods by Insch village in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name “ Insch ” is first mentioned in the 12th Century and is considered to be of Celtic origin to signify an island. The lands of Insch belonged to David, Earl of Huntingdon. As a thank you for the safe return of his brother from a Crusade, he founded Lindores Abbey in Fife and gave his land of the Garioch for its upkeep. Duty was paid in corn and flour. In 1565, Insch was created a Barony by Mary Queen of Scots. The term burn is used in Scotland and England, especially North East England, and in parts of Ulster, Australia and New Zealand.



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