Old Photograph Houses By River Cree Newton Stewart Scotland

Old photograph of houses by the River Cree at Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The River Cree runs through Newton Stewart and into the Solway Firth. It forms part of the boundary between the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. The tributaries of the Cree are the Minnoch, Trool, Penkiln and Palnure which drain from the Range of the Awful Hand, the labyrinthine range of mountains and lochs, bogs, burns and crags, rising at its highest to The Merrick, Galloway, 12 miles to the north and visible from Newton Stewart. The Cree was also the source of power for the textile mills built in Newton Stewart in the 18th Century when water power was a key element in industrial development. Salmon fishing using stake nets can still be seen in the bay but are no longer common. Other traditional methods of salmon fishing using " haaf nets " have also declined. However, enthusiastic anglers return year after year to the Cree and fine fresh run salmon are still caught in worthwhile numbers.



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Old Photograph Paved Courtyard Roman Camp Hotel Callander Scotland

Old photograph of the paved courtyard of the Roman Camp Hotel in Callander, Trossachs, Scotland. Located on the River Teith, near Stirling, and often described as the gateway to the Highlands. The people of Callander were drawn into the Jacobite wars of the 17th and 18th centuries when the Duke of Perth, a Drummond whose family owed its position to James VI, declared for the deposed House of Stuart. Continued rebellions, in Callander and elsewhere, prompted the government to invest in creating a network of military roads through the Highlands, in order to increase the mobility of their troops in dealing with the Jacobite threat. Callander's position made it the obvious choice for a road. It is an interesting fact, that the road was completed just in time for the 1745 rebellion, during which the roads were of most use to the rebels.



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Old Photograph Marriage House And Cottage Coldstream Scotland

Old photograph of the Marriage House and cottage situated at the northern end of the Bridge in Coldstream, Scottish Borders, Scotland. Coldstream is a Scottish a village which is located on the north bank of the the River Tweed. In England, marriages could be transacted without prior notice until 1856, when the law stated that three week’s notice was needed. The Marriage House then became a popular place for runaway couples to be wed and at one time rivalled the famous smithy at Gretna Green.



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Old Photograph Bankton Park Street Kingskettle Fife Scotland

Old photograph of cottages on Bankton Park Street in Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish village is situated in the Howe of Fife, around a mile South of Ladybank. Howe of Fife is the name given to the fertile farming area of central Fife in the valley of the River Eden between Strathmiglo and Cupar. The term ' howe ' is derived from an old Scots word meaning a hollow, valley or flat tract of land.





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Old Photograph John Whiteford Baker's Van Kirkmichael Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of John Whiteford beside his Baker's van in Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland. Kirkmichael, Gaelic: Cille Mhìcheil, meaning " the church of St. Michael ", is a village located between Patna, Maybole and Straiton. Kirkmichael focuses on two intersecting streets, largely occupied by white cottages built for hand weavers in the 1790s. The village hall was gifted in 1898 by James McCosh, President of Princeton University in New Jersey, America, whose family came from this part of Ayrshire. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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