Tour Scotland Travel Blog Photograph Glen Sannox Isle Of Arran

Tour Scotland travel Blog photograph of Glen Sannox on Island of Arran, Scotland. Within Glen Sannox it is possible to find an Iron Age fort and the remains of a village, abandoned in 1829 as part of the process of the Highland clearances. Most of the inhabitants of this areae emigrated to Canada where they built a replica of the local church that was constructed in Sannox in 1822. Mining was a source of employment in the area, when in 1840 a mine was opened in the area. However operations only lasted around two decades. Operations ended when in 1862 the 11th Duke of Hamilton closed the mine, claiming that it spoiled the local area. However, the mine was reopened after the close of the First World War.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Drove Road From Carman Muir To Renton Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of children on the old Drove Road, by Carman Reservoir, from Carman Muir to Renton in Central Scotland. A drovers' road, drove road or droveway is a route for droving livestock on foot from one place to another, such as to market or between summer and winter pasture. Many drovers' roads were ancient routes of unknown age; others are known to date back to medieval or more recent times. Carman Muir is an area of rising moorland located to the west of Renton in West Dunbartonshire, Carman Muir reaches a height of 800 feet at Carman Hill, which forms part of a ridge overlooking the Vale of Leven to the east. The Cardross Road cuts across it, while Millburn Muir lies to the north east.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Levenbank Terrace Jamestown Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of houses and back gardens on Levenbank Terrace in Jamestown in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This Scottish village grew up around the junction of the southern road to Balloch Ferry or Boat, from the Dumbarton to Stirling road, or more accurately track, until it was built up into a military road around 1755. This road down to the Ferry over the Leven is now called Dalvait Road, and indeed has been called that for at least 250 years. References to the land of Dalvait go back to at least the 16th century and its Gaelic derivation from the “ field of boats ” indicate that the area was used by fishermen who fished for salmon in the River Leven at designated places or “ shots ”.



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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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