Old Travel Blog Photograph West Esplanade Road Helensburgh Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a vintage car and people on West Esplanade Road in Helensburgh a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. This Scottish town is located on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch. In 1752 Sir James Colquhoun, died 1786, chief of the Clan Colquhoun of Luss, bought the land which was to become Helensburgh; at that time it was known by such names as Malig, Millig or Milligs. In 1776 he placed an advertisement in a Glasgow newspaper seeking to feu the land, and in particular he stated that " bonnet makers, stocking, linen and woolen weavers will meet with encouragement ". However his efforts were unsuccessful, partly because roads were rudimentary and also because the shore at Helensburgh made it unattractive to shipping, it was shallow, dotted with large rocks and subject to a prevailing onshore wind. No precise date is known for the change of name to Helensburgh. However it was probably around 1785 when Sir James decided to name the town after his wife, Lady Helen Sutherland, born 1717, died 1791; she was the granddaughter of the 16th Earl of Sutherland. 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 Tram Cherrybank Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a Tram and people in Cherrybank, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In 1834, John Moncrieff was born to Agnes and Thomas Moncrieff, at Cherrybank, Perth. He attended the village school until he was 13 years old, when he got his first job at the Perth Ink Works in 1847, owned by John Todd & Co. He continued his education at night school. In 1855, at the age of 21, he was appointed manager of Todd’s glassworks, where he remained until John Todd’s death in 1865. Following the death of John Todd, he decided to set up his own glassworks, initially naming it the North British Glass and Ink Works, which he opened in 1868 at 189 South Street, Perth. The company remained at South Street until 1881 when a new facility was set up on two acres of land at St. Catherine’s Road.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Road Loch Affric Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the winding road around Loch Affric, Scotland. Loch Affric is one of two large lochs within Glen Affric in the Highlands, further up the glen to the south west of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. The River Affric is the main inflow and outflow for both lochs. A number of smaller lochs surround Loch Affric. At the southwestern end sits Loch Coulavie located at the base An Tudair Beag and a slightly higher elevation. Also at the south western end, the River Affric flows into the tiny loch of Loch na Camaig. At the north eastern side, Loch Pollan Fearna drains into Loch Affric. Much of the area around the loch is mountainous. To the north, is Sgùrr na Lapaich and An Tudair, outlying Munro Tops of Mam Sodhail. To the south lie the Corbetts of Aonach Shasuinn and Carn a' Choire Ghairbh.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Fir Trees Glen Ashdale Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Fire trees in Glen Ashdale by Whiting Bay village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village of Whiting Bay is approximately 3 miles south of the village of Lamlash. Whiting Bay is the third largest village on the island, after Lamlash and Brodick, and was once the site of the longest pier in Scotland. Like all villages on Arran, tourism is important to the village. To the north of the village at Kings Cross Point between Lamlash and Whiting Bay is an Iron Age fort known locally as the Viking Fort. According to local legend, this is the site where Robert the Bruce mistook farmers' fires on the mainland as the signal to launch his campaign. This site was also the location of a Viking ship burial excavated in the earlier 20th century. 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 Achnamara Loch Sween Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Achnamara village by the sea loch of Loch Sween near Lochgilphead, Scotland. There is the small, bridged embayment of Loch Craiglin on the south side of the inner loch and another larger inlet incorporating Bàgh na h-Araich Glaise that leads to the settlement of Achnamara. Linne Mhuirich is a long narrow inlet about halfway down the loch on the north side. The bay of Ceann an t-Sàilein lies between the island of Danna and the main loch at the western end. Danna is now joined to the mainland by a causeway but at one time small craft could have travelled from Loch Sween into Loch na Cille to the north.



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