Old Travel Blog Photograph Doctor Robert Rannie Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Doctor Robert Rannie, medical practitioner in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Robert was born in Glenbuchat at the Mill of Glenbuchat and later lived at Easterbucket before graduating in Medicine in 1887. He became a physician in Peterculter Aberdeen from 1888 until his retirement in 1921. His father was William Rannie and his mother Hellen Bremner and both are buried at Glenbuchat Churchyard. Roberts’s younger brother James also graduated in medicine. James had a brilliant College career, carrying off no fewer than four first and two gold medals, besides five first and second prizes. He was also a poet of no mean ability. He died on 20th August, 1894 at Klerksdorp South Africa aged 30 and is also buried in Glenbuchat.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Lochty Bridge Thornton Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Lochty Bridge over Lochty Burn by Thornton, Fife, Scotland.. Thornton is located between Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes, and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street. In 1957 the Rothes Pit was opened to mine the coal in the rural hinterland surrounding the village. This coal mine was tied very closely to the development of the new town of Glenrothes to the North. The planned long term benefits were to be huge, and were to be the driver for economic regeneration in central Fife. In 1961, 4 years after opening, the huge investment was written off and the mine run down because of unstoppable flooding. Ironically, miners who had worked in older deep pits in the area had forewarned against the development of the Rothes Pit for this very reason. Burn is a Scots word for a stream or small river.





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Old Travel Blog Photograph Dalveen Pass Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Dalveen Pass in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A routeway through the Lowther Hills, the Dalveen Pass lies in the upper reaches of the valley of the Carron Water, 6 miles north of Carronbridge. It contains the A702 road, one of the principal links between Nithsdale and Annandale.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Paddle Steamer Harbour Port Askaig Islay Scotland

Old photograph of a paddle steamer by the harbour at Port Askaig, Isle of Islay, Scotland. Port Askaig serves as the main port of Islay, sharing passenger services to the Scottish mainland with Port Ellen. It also has a regular service to Feolin, Jura across the Sound of Islay, and in the summer there is also a weekly service via Colonsay to Oban.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Vintage Cars And Pier Kilcreggan Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of vintage cars and the pier in Kilcreggan, Scotland. This village developed on the north shore of the of the Firth of Clyde at a time when Clyde steamers brought it within easy reach of Glasgow. Many Glasgow shipowners and merchants made their summer retreats or even permanent residences there. The majority of the houses look south across the Clyde towards the towns of Gourock and Greenock, and further down the firth towards the Isle of Arran.



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