Old Photographs Bearsden East Dunbartonshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Bearsden, a town in East Dunbartonshire, on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow. The Roman Antonine Wall runs through the town and the remains of a military Bath House can be seen near the town centre. Bearsden's Roman Baths can be found a couple of hundred yards east, or downhill, along Roman Road from Bearsden Cross, the centre of the town. The naming of the town is unusual, in that the current title of the town, which was originally New Kilpatrick, was taken from the station name, rather than the town giving its name to the station. These days trains to Glasgow operate on a regular schedule, with a departure once every 15 minutes from Monday to Saturday during the daytime. Two trains per hour go via Glasgow Central on the Argyle Line, and on to Motherwell, while the other two travel via Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley on the North Clyde Line. Close landmarks included Canniesburn Toll. Buchanan Retreat house in Bearsden, now known as Boclair House was originally built as the Buchanan Retreat in 1890 by legacies from three Buchanan sisters of Bellfield, Ayrshire, to provide a home for elderly members of the Buchanan Clan. In due course the restriction to those called Buchanan had to be removed due to the lack of applications from people of that surname and, following an interest taken in the Institution by the Corporation of Glasgow, who were represented among the original trustees, it became a Home for elderly men. In 1960 the property was acquired by Bearsden Town Council and became the new Municipal Buildings. By 1975 the building housed the Administration and Finance Departments of the new Bearsden and Milngavie District Council. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Old Photographs Of Thankerton South Lanarkshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Thankerton, a small village in South Lanarkshire. It is located between Biggar and Lanark. It is situated between Quothquan Law and Tinto, two local hills. To the west of Thankerton is a hamlet called Eastend, on the south edge of the Carmichael Estate, whose main house, Eastend House, was used by the Polish Army between August 1940 and May 1941. Thankerton railway station opened on15 February 1848; and closed on 4 January 1965. It was part of The Caledonian Railway main line in Scotland connected Glasgow and Edinburgh with Carlisle, via Carstairs and Beattock. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Abbotsford House With Music Near Galashiels On History Visit To The Borders Of Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of Abbotsford House by Galashiels near Melrose on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Britain, United Kingdom. Abbotsford is the house built and lived in by Sir Walter Scott, the 19th century novelist, and author of timeless classics such as Waverley, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and The Lady of the Lake. The garden is compact, fragrant, colourful and detailed. It is contained within high walls, with the facades of the house setting a scene which could be straight out of one of Scott’s historical romance. Walter Scott was born on 15 August 1771, in a third floor apartment on College Wynd in the Old Town, Edinburgh, a narrow alleyway leading from the Cowgate to the gates of the University of Edinburgh. He was the ninth child, six having died in infancy, of Walter Scott, born 1729, died 1799, a member of a cadet branch of the Clan Scott and a Writer to the Signet, by his wife Anne Rutherford, a sister of Daniel Rutherford and a descendant of both the Clan Swinton and the Haliburton family, the descent from which granted Walter's family the hereditary right of burial in Dryburgh Abbey. Walter was thus a cousin of the property developer James Burton, died 1837, born Haliburton, and of his son the architect Decimus Burton. Walter subsequently became a member of the Clarence Club, of which the Burtons were also members. A childhood bout of polio in 1773 left Scott lame, a condition that would much affect his life and writing. To improve his lameness he was sent in 1773 to live in the rural Scottish Borders, at his paternal grandparents' farm at Sandyknowe, by the ruin of Smailholm Tower. In 1778, Scott returned to Edinburgh for private education to prepare him for school and joined his family in their new house, one of the first to be built in George Square. In October 1779, he began at the Royal High School in Edinburgh, in High School Yards. He was by then well able to walk and explore the city and the surrounding countryside. Scott began studying classics at the University of Edinburgh in November 1783, at the age of 12, a year or so younger than most fellow students. After completing his studies, Scott took up law in Edinburgh. He made his first visit as a lawyer's clerk to the Scottish Highlands, directing an eviction. He eventually became a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, Old Mortality, The Heart of Mid-Lothian and The Bride of Lammermoor, and the narrative poems The Lady of the Lake and Marmion. He had a major impact on European and American literature. He died at Abbotsford on 21 September 1832. He was 61 years of age. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Traquair House With Bagpipes Music On History Visit Near Peebles In The Borders Of Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K short aerial travel video clip, with Scottish bagpipes music, of Traquair House on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip near Peebles in the Borders, Britain, United Kingdom. Traquairs ownership changed often, at times coming under the control of the English, and at others, the Scottish throne. In the 1460s, King James III conferred the estate on Dr. William Rogers, an eminent musician, and one of his favourites. After holding the lands for upwards of nine years, Dr. Rogers sold them for an insignificant sum, in 1478, to the Earl of Buchan. The Earl gifted the estate to his illegitimate son, James Stuart, born 1480, died 1513,, 1st Laird of Traquair, in 1491. James Stuart obtained letters of legitimation, and married the heiress of the Rutherfords, with whom he received the estates of Rutherford and Wells in Roxburghshire. He was killed at the Battle of Flodden. His daughter, Lady Jane Stuart, became involved with the married Earl of Angus, by whom she had a daughter out of wedlock, Lady Janet Douglas who married Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven and produced several children and the main Ruthven line. Traquair remained the family seat of the Earls of Traquair for the next four centuries. In 1875 Traquair passed to a cousin of the Stuarts, Henry Constable Maxwell. He was a direct descendant, but via the female line. The 1970 horror film Tam-Lin was filmed at Traquair. It starred Ava Gardner; other cast members included Joanna Lumley, Stephanie Beecham and Ian McShane. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Sea Cave On History Visit To East Coast of Shapinsay On The Orkney Islands Scotland

Tour Scotland short travel video clip of a sea cave and cliffs on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the East Coast of the Island of Shapinsay on the Orkney Islands. Shapinsay is briefly mentioned in the Norse sagas. The Saga of Haakon Haakonsson states that Haakon IV of Norway anchored in Elwick Bay before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs. Shapinsay is one of Orkney’s more than 70 islands: it’s seven miles across, with a population of 300. The east coast is composed of low cliffs and has several sea caves, including the picturesque geo at the extreme northern tip known as Geo of Ork. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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