Old Photograph Skene Scotland

Old photograph of houses in Skene a small farming community West of Aberdeen, Scotland. The main concentration of population in the area is further east at the newer settlements of Westhill and Elrick, both of which are built around ancient hamlets. Nearby are the Loch of Skene and Skene House.



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Old Photograph Sailing Ships Harbour Port William Scotland

Old photograph sailing ships in the harbour in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Port William is a small fishing village in the parish of Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in south west Scotland. It is surrounded by the hamlets of Elrig, Mochrum and Monreith. The village lies 23 miles east of the town of Stranraer, on the coast of Luce Bay. It looks directly over to the Mull of Galloway, the most southerly point of the Scottish mainland and, on a clear day, both the Isle of Man, and Ireland are visible from the rugged coastline.



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Old Photograph Glenbuck Scotland

Old photograph of houses in Glenbuck, Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Buic, a small, remote village in the hills 3 miles East of Muirkirk village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Glenbuck was once a thriving coal mining community, but the last mine closed in 1931. The village was unable to provide jobs for the unemployed miners and suffered economic decline as a result. It was also an early centre for pig iron making and early coal blast furnaces were built and remained till recently. Used from 1795 to 1813 these belonged to the Glenbuck Iron Company. Weaving was also common and Stair Row in Glenbuck was the street where the weavers lived and worked. The last traditional weaver died in 1880



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Old Photograph Temperance Hotel Glenfarg Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the Temperance Hotel and people in Glenfarg, Perthshire, Scotland. This is a small Scottish village in the Ochil Hills, South of Perth. The Temperance Scotland Act 1913 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom under which voters in small local areas in Scotland were enabled to hold a poll to vote on whether their area remained " wet " or went " dry, " that is, whether alcoholic drinks should be permitted or prohibited. The decision was made on a simple majority of votes cast. The Act was a result of the strong temperance movement in Scotland before the First World War. Brewers and publicans formed defence committees to fight temperance propaganda.





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Old Photograph Corran Ferry Loch Linnhe Highlands Scotland

Old photograph of the Corran Ferry on Loch Linnhe at the Corran Narrows in the Scottish Highlands south of Fort William, Scotland. This Scottish Ferry crosses Loch Linnhe at the Corran Narrows, south of Fort William. It links the main A82 road with Morvern, Moidart and Ardnamurchan, via the village of Strontian. It also provides a link to Lochaline, thirty miles to the south west, from where a ferry crosses to Mull. The route lies on one of the ancient drove routes from the Hebrides to the cattle markets in Central Scotland. Today, the ferry is a crucial link between the main A82 road, serving Inverness, Fort William, and Glasgow, with the otherwise extremely remote Morvern and Ardnamurchan peninsulas. Use of the ferry saves over an hour from the land route between Ardgour and Corran, which would involve use of the A861 and the A830.



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