Old Travel Blog Photograph Fair Balloch Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Fair at Balloch a small town in West Dunbartonshire, at the foot of Loch Lomond, Scotland. Balloch is at the north end of the Vale of Leven, straddling the River Leven itself. It connects to the larger town of Alexandria and to the smaller village of Jamestown, both of which are located to its south. It also borders the Kilpatrick Hills. With its accessible location at the southern end of Loch Lomond and just off the main road from Glasgow to the West Highlands, it is an important centre of tourism, especially from Glasgow and Dumbarton. Balloch comes from the Gaelic word bal, baile or ball, which means village or hamlet, so Balloch means, village on the loch. 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 Hotel Ardlui Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the hotel in Ardlui, Loch Lomond, Scotland. Ardlui lies at the most northern point of Loch Lomond. It is on the A82 road between Crianlarich and Glasgow and Ardlui railway station is on the West Highland Line between Glasgow Queen Street and Oban or Fort William. The Victorian era also saw a steady stream of paddle steamers bringing visitors from Glasgow to Arrochar, from where they could visit the local hotels, or travel across to Tarbet to catch another steamer to explore the scenery of the world famous Loch Lomond.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Lennox Street Renton Central Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of shops, houses and people on Lennox Street in Renton in Central Scotland. Renton takes its name from Cecilia Renton, daughter in law of Tobias Smollett, after whom the village was named in 1762. Dalquhurn Bleachworks in 1715 and Cordale Printworks in 1770 were responsible for attracting new industrial workers. James Harrison was born in Renton in 1815 and emigrated to Australia in 1837. After several newspaper jobs, Harrison became the first editor and owner of the Geelong Advertiser in Victoria. In 1852 he set about installing what is generally accepted as the world's first refrigerated compressor.





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Tour Scotland Winter Travel Video Drive With Music From Queensferry Crossing To Scone Palace Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland of travel video of sunny Winter 40 minute drive with music over the Queensferry Crossing Bidge and North up the M90 motorway all the way through Perth to visit Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish road originates in Edinburgh, it the travels west and over the Queensferry Crossing, before turning into the M90 motorway. At Perth, the M90 again becomes the A90, now running north east to Dundee and through the Kingsway road system. It then passes Forfar, Brechin, Stracathro, the site of an ancient Roman Camp, Stonehaven, Bridge of Muchalls, where the Burn of Muchalls flows under, near Muchalls Castle, near Saint Ternan's Church, Newtonhill, Portlethen, from there through the city of Aberdeen, crossing the Ythan Estuary, on to Peterhead on its way to Fraserburgh.

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Tour Scotland Winter Travel Video Snow Drive To Amulree Junction Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a Winter snow road trip drive to the junction at Amulree of the A822 road to Dunkeld and Crieff on ancestry visit to Highland Perthshire, Scotland. This was one of the traditional drove roads along which cows could be moved on the hoof. It linked Highland and Lowland Scotland. Its present name is a modern one for originally it was known as An Caol Ghleann, The Narrow Glen. Bonnie Prince Charlie marched through the glen on his way to the infamous massacre at Culloden in 1746. In the 18th century General Wade built a military road through the glen. King Malcolm III of Scotland also marched through the glen to recover his kingdom from the usurper Macbeth.The Romans even built a fort and watchtower at Fendoch.

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