Old Photograph Glenmoyne House Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of Glenmoyne House by Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. Robert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, Sae Fair Her Hair and Braw Lads. The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels.Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland.



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Old Photograph Abbey Bridge Jedburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Abbey Bridge which spans the River Jed in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Scott Park Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of Scott Park in Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels. Robert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, Sae Fair Her Hair and Braw Lads. The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering.



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Old Photograph Scott Crescent Galashiels Scotland

Old photograph of houses and Market Cross on Scott Crescent in Galashiels, Scottish Borders of Scotland. The market cross of Galashiels was erected in 1695 and restored in 1887. It consists of an 8 feet high, octagonal shaft of red freestone set on a modern base. The capital is also modern but it supports a 17th century sundial surmounted by a spherical finial with a wrought iron vane pierced with the date 1695. Robert Burns wrote two poems about Galashiels, " Sae Fair Her Hair " and " Braw Lads ". The latter is sung by the some of the townsfolk each year at the Braw Lads Gathering. Sir Walter Scott built his home, Abbotsford, just across the River Tweed from Galashiels. The Sir Walter Scott Way, a long distance walking path from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Galashiels.



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Old Photograph West Pier Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of fishing boats by the West pier in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. By the 19th century Anstruther held tanning, shipbuilding, and fish curing establishments, as well as a coastal trade. The Board of Fisheries constructed a new harbour in the 1870s which was completed by 1877 at a cost of £80,000. By the First World War, Anstruther was connected to St Andrews by the North British Railway. Cod liver oil was also being produced. Herring fishing remained a feature of the area until the middle of the 20th century when, after a record catch in 1936, the shoals mysteriously declined until the industry effectively disappeared by 1947. At one time, the town was well served by trains on the Fife Coast Railway. The line was closed to passengers in 1965. Since the 1950s, Anstruther has been a summer tourist destination along with much of Scotland's beautiful East coast.



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