Old Travel Blog Photograph Of Main Street And Bank Street Alexandria Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Main Street and Bank Street in Alexandria, a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The town's traditional industries, most importantly cotton manufacturing, bleaching and printing, are long gone. Alexandria sits on the former A82 main road between Glasgow and Loch Lomond. There are regular bus services on the route and the town has a railway station on the rail line between Balloch and Glasgow Queen Street. The town is situated on the River Leven, four miles north west of Dumbarton. The Argyll Motor Works, is a former car factory in Alexandria, It was opened in 1906 by Argyll Motors Ltd, at the time the largest producer of cars in Scotland. After the Argyll company folded it was used as a torpedo factory, subsequently lying empty for many years. A. J. Cronin's uncle owned a pub in Bridge Street. Alexandria sits on the former A82 main road between Glasgow and Loch Lomond. 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 Winter Photograph Bridge Golspie Scotland

Old travel Blog Winter photograph of the bridge at Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. This is a village in the Highlands, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. Dunrobin Castle, the seat of Clan Sutherland, is nearby. Adam Beattie Gunn was born in Golspie on December 24, 1872. he was an American athlete who competed mainly in the "All rounder", the fore runner of today's Decathlon. Gunn took first place in the Amateur Athletic Union's U.S. All-around championships in 1901 and 1902. The 1901 title was won in Buffalo, New York which Gunn adopted as his home town. He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri in the All rounder which consisted of 100 yards run, shot put, high jump, 880 yards walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yards hurdles, 56 pounds weight throw, long jump and 1 mile run, where he won the Silver medal. He died on August 17, 1935. 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 Chapel Door Holyrood Abbey Edinburgh Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the Chapel door at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish abbey, which is located in the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which it predates, was built in 1128 at the order of King David I of Scotland. All that survives of the rebuilt church is the nave. This was spared at the Protestant Reformation in 1560 because it served as the parish church of Canongate, the next burgh. The choir and transepts were destroyed in 1570. Legend relates that in 1127, while King David I was hunting in the forests to the east of Edinburgh during the Feast of the Cross, he was thrown from his horse after it had been startled by an animal. According to variations of the story, the king was saved from being gored by the charging animal due to it by being startled either by the miraculous appearance of a holy cross descending from the skies, or from the sunlight reflected from a crucifix which suddenly appeared set between the hart's antlers while the king attempted to grasp them in self-defence. As an act of thanksgiving for his escape, David I founded Holyrood Abbey on the site in 1128. The abbey was originally served by a community of Augustinian canons from Merton Priory. The layout of the abbey is clearly based on that building.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Pictish Cross Slab Stone Loch Kinord Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of a Pictish Cross Slab Stone near Loch Kinord in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Situated on the shores of Loch Kinord the ancient Kinord stone is thought to date back to the 9th century. Notable features are the scrolled ends of The Cross, and the lack of symbols. The Kinord Stone was hewn from solid granite, enabling it to withstand the passage of 1,200 years. Christianity came to Royal Deeside in the 5th century. The ancient Picts were converted to Christianity, and carved the Kinord Stone to worship their new religion.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Market Street And Bridge Ellon Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Market Street and the bridge in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Ellon is in the ancient region of Formartine. Its name is believed to derive from the Gaelic term Eilean, an island, on account of the presence of an island in the River Ythan, which offered a convenient fording point. After Robert the Bruce defeated Comyn's son, John, at the Battle of Barra on 24 December 1307, there followed the Harrying of Buchan and Ellon Castle was destroyed by fire. A stone bearing the Kennedy arms is set into the ruins. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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