Old Travel Blog Photograph Wishing Stone Pass of Killiecrankie Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Wishing Stone above the Pass of Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland. The Battle of Killiecrankie, Gaelic: Blàr Choille Chnagaidh, also referred to as Rinrory by contemporaries, took place on 27 July 1689 during the First Jacobite uprising between a combined Scottish and Irish Jacobite force and those supporting the new government of King William III. The Jacobites achieved a stunning victory but suffered heavy casualties, including their leader. Towards the north end of Killiecrankie Pass is the famed Soldier's Leap, where one of Mackay's fleeing men managed to jump the foaming cataract between two fearsome rocks, and so escape the pursuing enemy during the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Mousemill Bridge Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Mousemill Bridge near Kirkfieldbank, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Mousemill Bridge is a crossing of the Mouse Water on Mousemill Road, just north of Kirkfieldbank. There are two bridges at the site, the present day road bridge and the old Mousemill Bridge which previously formed part of the road between Lanark and Hamilton through Kirkfieldbank but is today solely used by pedestrians. The old Mousemill Bridge originated as a wooden bridge and was first mentioned in 1587. A stone bridge replaced the wooden one around 1649.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Dalmonach Works Bonhill Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Dalmonach Works in Bonhill, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The textile finishing industry came to Bonhill with a print works, the Dalmonach Works which started in 1786. It burnt down in 1812, and was rebuilt by Henry Bell. A second textile works opened in 1793, and two more works had begun by 1840. Some closed shortly afterwards, but one lasted to 1936. The Dalmonach Works itself featured a school outside the main gates, serving children from the area as well as children employed in the works. After the works closed in 1929, its buildings were used an army barracks during World War II.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Mitchell Street Alexandria Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of cottages and children on Mitchell Street in Alexandria, a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The town's traditional industries, most importantly cotton manufacturing, bleaching and printing, are long gone. Alexandria sits on the former A82 main road between Glasgow and Loch Lomond. There are regular bus services on the route and the town has a railway station on the rail line between Balloch and Glasgow Queen Street. The town is situated on the River Leven, four miles north west of Dumbarton. The Argyll Motor Works, is a former car factory in Alexandria, It was opened in 1906 by Argyll Motors Ltd, at the time the largest producer of cars in Scotland. After the Argyll company folded it was used as a torpedo factory, subsequently lying empty for many years. A. J. Cronin's uncle owned a pub in Bridge Street. Alexandria sits on the former A82 main road between Glasgow and Loch Lomond. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Tour Scotland Travel Photograph Of Staffin Bay From The Quiraing Isle Of Skye Inner Hebrides

Tour Scotland travel photograph of Staffin Bay from The Quiraing on ancestry visit to Isle of Skye, Scotland. Staffin, Scottish Gaelic: Stafain, is a district with the Gaelic name An Taobh Sear, which translates as " the East Side ", on the north east coast of the Trotternish peninsula of the island of Skye. It is located on the A855 road about 17 miles north of Portree and is overlooked by the Trotternish Ridge with the famous rock formations of The Storr and the Quiraing.



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