Old Travel Blog Photograph Beach Ardrossan Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of people on the beach in Ardrossan located in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Ardrossan developed during the 18th and 19th centuries thanks to its position on the coast. Exports of coal and pig iron to Europe and North America were the main trade from the town's port, which became a centre for shipbuilding. Passenger services from Ardrossan harbour to Brodick on the Isle of Arran started in 1834, and services to Belfast in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man followed in 1884 and 1892 respectively. Clyde sailings were operated initially by the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company from Winton Pier and the Caledonian Railway from Montgomerie Pier. I hope these might be of interest to folks with Scottish ancestry.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Houston Square Johnstone Scotland

Old photograph of people in Houston Square in Johnstone located three miles West of Paisley, Scotland. Johnstone was largely a planned community which grew up around the house of Easter Cochrane, later known as Johnstone Castle, seat of the Houston or Houstoun family who gained their name from the nearby village of Houston. In 1782, the Laird, George Houstoun, commissioned designs for a series of regular residential streets and square which now form the town centre. At this early stage of development, the town’s population including the local estate and rural hinterland was around 1,500.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph The Ladies Walk Grantown On Spey Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the tree lined Ladies Walk by Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland. Strathspey, with Grantown-on-Spey at its heart, has a very special natural environment, rich in wildlife and spectacular scenery. It was described in the 1930s as “ the Elysium of all who love and appreciate natural grandeur ”. The landscape of the forests and mountains prompted Robert Burns in 1767 on his visit to Castle Grant to describe Strathspey as “ Rich and Romantic. ”



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Tory Bridge Dunning Perthshire Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of Tory Bridge by Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. The Tory Bridge, or Brig, crosses the Dunning Burn which runs through a wooded den. It is believed that the bridge was named by, for or after the local farmers, who voted Tory and used the bridge to bypass the village of Dunning, where most of the voters had Whig sympathies in the 18th and 19th centuries. Dunning is situated at the south east of Strathearn in Perthshire. Dunning was burnt after the Battle of Sheriffmuir by the retreating Jacobite army.



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Old Travel Blog Photograph Bayswell Park Dunbar Scotland

Old travel Blog photograph of the walking path by Bayswell Park in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. Dunbar is a town in East Lothian on the south east coast of Scotland, approximately 28 miles east of Edinburgh and 28 miles from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Dunbar is the birthplace of the explorer, naturalist and influential conservationist John Muir. The house in which Muir was born is located on the High Street, and has been converted into a museum. There is also a commemorative statue beside the town clock, and John Muir Country Park is located to the north-west of the town. The eastern section of the John Muir Way coastal path starts from the harbour. I hope these might be of interest to folks with Scottish Ancestry or Roots in Scotland.



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