Old Travel Blog Photograph Highland Cows Loch Leven Highlands Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Highland Cows by Loch Leven, a sea loch, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. Loch Leven extends 8 3⁄4 miles, varying in width between 220 yards and just over 1 mile. It opens onto Camus a' Chois at North Ballachulish, part of Loch Linnhe at its western end. There are nine small islands, some rocky and covered with heather and some just smooth green grass, near the western end of the loch. The village of Glencoe, Scottish Gaelic: A' Charnaich, lies on its southern shore. The burial place of the MacDonald clan of Glencoe lies on an island, Eilean Munde, St.Munda's or St Munn's or Saint Fintan Munnu's Island, opposite the village. The island burial place was also shared by the Camerons of Callart, on the north shore of the loch, the Stewarts of Ballachulish and Appin and other local families.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Rosemount Viaduct Union Terrace Gardens Aberdeen Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Rosemount Viaduct and Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen, Scotland. The sunken gardens opened to the public in 1879. William Boulton born in 1821, practised as an engineer and was burgh surveyor in Aberdeen. He was in Aberdeen before 1871 and had retired by 1901, though he remained in Aberdeen. He died in 1906. was involved with the following buildings or structures; Denburn Viaduct, the pumping station of Aberdeen Water Works in Peterculter, Rosemount Viaduct, Wellington Suspension Bridge over River Dee and Union Terrace Gardens.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph River Kelvin Botanic Gardens Glasgow Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph children walking by the River Kelvin in the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow Botanic Gardens is an Arboretum and public park located in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. It features several glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace. The gardens were created in 1817, and run by the Royal Botanic Institution of Glasgow, founded by Thomas Hopkirk of Dalbeth, and were intended to supply the University of Glasgow. William Hooker was regius professor of botany at Glasgow University, and contributed to the development of the Botanic Gardens before his appointment to the directorship of Kew Gardens in London. The gardens were originally used for concerts and other events, and in 1891 the gardens were incorporated in to the Parks and Gardens of the City of Glasgow.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Manse Tayvallich Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the manse at Tayvallich, Argyll, Scotland. A small Scottish village in the Knapdale area of Argyll and Bute, in Scotland. The village name has its origins in Gaelic, and means the " house of the pass ". The village is built around a sheltered harbour on Loch Sween. A manse is a clergy house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of Presbyterian, Methodist, United church, Baptist and other traditions. Ultimately derived from the Latin mansus, " dwelling ", from manere, " to remain ", by the 16th century the term meant both a dwelling and, in ecclesiastical contexts, the amount of land needed to support a single family. Many notable Scots have been called " sons, or daughters, of the manse", and the term is a recurring point of reference within Scottish media and culture. When selling a former manse, the Church of Scotland always requires that the property should not be called " The Manse " by the new owners, but " The Old Manse " or some other acceptable variation. The intended result is that " The Manse " refers to a working building rather than simply applying as a name.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph West of Scotland Convalescent Seaside Homes Dunoon Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the West of Scotland Convalescent Seaside Homes in Dunoon, Cowal Peninsula, Argyll, Scotland. The hydropathic convalescent establishment was opened in 1869 and was intended to serve the poor of Glasgow. Princess Louise became its patron in 1872. It was originally built as a hydropathic establishment, but the philanthropist Beatrice Clugston was instrumental in turning it into a convalescent home instead. Beatrice Clugston had earlier founded the Glasgow Convalescent Home at Bothwell, moved to Lenzie in 1871, and also founded the Broomhill Home for incurables at Kirkintilloch in 1876. The Dunoon home had been built at a cost of £11,000, was fitted with " splendid baths ", and could accommodate 150 patients. A wing was added in 1880. Dunoon is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute. It is on the west shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. The town and surrounding area are known as a destination for outdoor pursuits, including walking, running, golfing, kayaking, sailing, fishing, climbing, triathlon and mountain biking.



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