Old Travel Blog Photograph Vintage Cars And People Luss Loch Lomond Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of vintage cars and people in Luss, by Loch Lomond, Scotland. Historically in the County of Dunbarton, its original name is Clachan dhu, or dark village. Ben Lomond, the most southerly Munro mountain, dominates the view north over the loch, and the Luss Hills rise to the west of the village. Saint Kessog brought Christianity to Luss at some uncertain date in the Dark Ages. The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.





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Old Travel Blog Photograph Pavilion And Beach Ettrick Bay Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Pavilion a vintage car and people on the beach at Ettrick Bay on Isle of Bute, Scotland. The Bay is a relatively wide, sandy bay, situated on the west coast of the Isle of Bute. The nearest town is Rothesay, on the east coast of the island. The Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway was a narrow gauge electric tramway on the Isle of Bute. The original tramway was opened in 1882, a horse drawn 4 feet gauge tramway running from the promenade at Rothesay to Port Bannatyne. In 1901 the tramway was bought by British Electric Traction and closed on 2 March 1902 for modernisation. It was regauged to 3 ft 6 in and electrified. The tramway closed on 30 September 1936. 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 Tourists Rowing A Boat Brodick Isle Of Arran Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of tourists rowing a boat near Brodick on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Brodick has the Isle of Arran's main ferry terminus which connects Brodick to Ardrossan on the mainland. The ferries are operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. MV Caledonian Isles plies this route year round, with MV Isle of Arran providing additional sailings during the summer. Brodick is a popular holiday destination and a base for hill walking. The largest peak on the island, Goat Fell, overlooks the village and Brodick Bay. Reaching 2,867 feet above sea level, it is one of the most popular hiking routes in Scotland. 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 Fetteresso Castle And Gardens Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Fetteresso Castle and gardens by Stonehaven, Scotland. Fetteresso Castle is a 14th century towerhouse, rebuilt in 1761 as a Scottish gothic style Palladian manor, with clear evidence of prehistoric use of the site. It is situated immediately west of the town of Stonehaven in Kincardineshire slightly to the west of the A90 dual carriageway. The property is recorded to have been owned by the Strachans, but passed by marriage in the 14th century to the Clan Keith Earls Marischal, who built the towerhouse. The Earls Marischal also held the nearby fortress, Dunnottar Castle. Other notable historic fortified houses or castles in this region are Dunnottar Castle, Muchalls Castle, Fiddes Castle, Cowie Castle and Monboddo House. 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 Queen Mary Esplanade Largs Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of people on Queen Mary Esplanade by the beach in Largs in Ayrshire, Scotland. From its beginnings as a small village around its kirk, Largs evolved into a busy and popular seaside resort in the nineteenth century. Large hotels appeared and the pier was constructed in 1834. It was not until 1895, however, that the railway made the connection to Largs, sealing the town's popularity. The town is served by the railway line from Glasgow to North Ayrshire. Largs is the birthplace of the actors Daniela Nardini and John Sessions, the footballer Lou Macari and the golfer Sam Torrance. Though not born in Largs, musician and songwriter Graham Lyle of Gallagher and Lyle was brought up there and still returns to visit his holiday home.



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