Tour Scotland Photographs Old Church St Monans East Neuk Of Fife January 7th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the old church by the sea in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. St Monans Church is situated within its kirkyard just to the west of the village on the very edge of the sea. It has a very dramatic setting, perched on a low rock, reached over a small valley with a burn. As seen from most directions it has the sea as a backdrop. A more modern cemetery stands further westwards on the upper slopes of the little hill. This contains the local war memorial. Standing at the extreme west end of this a romantic ruin can be viewed across fields, again perched on the sea edge. It is often said that St Monans is the church nearest the sea in the whole of Scotland. I shot these photographs at 11.30am, this morning.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the old church by the sea in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the old church by the sea in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the old church by the sea in St Monans, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Coastline Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland travel video of the sight and sounds of the tide going out on the coast of Anstruther, on ancestry, history visit and trip to East Neuk of Fife. I was raised in this old fishing village on the East coast, my home town. This Scottish village is located on the Fife Coastal Walking Path.
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Tour Scotland Old Scottish Photographs Slideshow.

Tour Scotland Old Scottish Photographs Slideshow. A small selection from my huge collection of old photographs of Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Of Clydesdale Horses Slideshow

Tour Scotland Photographs Of Clydesdale Horses Slideshow. Just a few of my photographs of Scottish Clydesdale horses. Beautiful animals.

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Tour Scotland Video Sunset River Tay Perthshire January 5th

Tour Scotland video shot this afternoon of Sunset the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this video from Kinnoull Hill above Perth. Was very windy up there.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Millais Viewpoint River Tay Perth Perthshire January 5th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Millais Viewpoint by the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This unique sculpture by Timothy Shutter, 1997, can be found on looking west across the Tay from the Perth Sculpture Trail. One of Millais' famous pictures is "Autumn Leaves" and these form part of the frame. The cut corners refer to immortality and are reminders of Effie Gray, Millais' wife. John Everett Millais painted many of his famous works in Perth.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Millais Viewpoint by the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Millais Viewpoint by the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Queen's Bridge River Tay Perth Perthshire January 5th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Queen's Bridge over the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The River Tay is very high this morning, the result of all the recent storms with heavy rain. The Queen's Bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in October 1960, to replace the old Victoria Bridge.



Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the Queen's Bridge over the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Queen's Bridge over the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the Queen's Bridge over the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Winter Trees River Tay Perth Perthshire January 5th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Winter Trees by the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. We haven't had much sunshine recently, so I was very glad to get out and about this morning and shoot some photographs.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Winter Trees by the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Winter Trees by the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of a Winter Tree by the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs River Tay Perth Perthshire January 5th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot these photographs at 10am this morning on a one hour walk along the banks of the River Tay. A beautiful morning. The River Tay is very high, and was getting higher by the minute.



Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

Tour Scotland Video January Gale Force Winds Forth Road Bridge

Tour Scotland January video of gale force winds on the Firth of Forth, from North Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. High winds at the Forth Road Bridge.

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Old Photograph Paddle Steamer Greenock Scotland

Old photograph of a Paddle Steamer at Greenock near Glasgow, Scotland. Greenock is said to have begun sometime in the latter part of the 1500s. At first it was just a small village focused on fishing. In the following century a pier and breakwater were created on the banks of the Clyde. Greenock became largely involved in shipbuilding. The small harbour was converted into a main port in the very early 1700s. Greenock flourished as many trade ships from the Caribbean came to the port bearing sugar. Records show that by the year 1850 there were some 400 sugar ships docking at Greenock.



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Old Photographs Paddle Steamers River Clyde Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Paddle Steamers on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Paddle Steamer on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Paddle Steamer on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

Old photograph of a Paddle Steamer on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Crofter Handspinning On Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Scottish Crofter handspinnning outside a cottage on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Spinning was a female task done in the home to provide bedding and clothing for the family. Most Highlanders lived in remote areas and small villages, so that all their possessions were hand crafted. It wasn't until the beginning of the 18th century that males started to spin as an occupation as part of " spinning schools " at the very start of the industrial revolution.



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Old Photograph Grinding Oats Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter woman grinding oats outside her cottage on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. In Scotland, oatmeal is created by grinding oats into a coarse powder. It may be ground fine, medium, or coarse, or rolled, or the groats may be chopped in two or three pieces to make what is described as pinhead oatmeal. Oatmeal has a long history in Scottish culinary tradition because oats are better suited than wheat to the country's low temperatures and high humidity. As a result oats became the staple grain of Scotland. The ancient universities of Scotland had a holiday called Meal Monday to permit students to return to their farms and collect more oats for food.



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Old Photograph Cottage Near Fort William Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage near Fort William, Scotland. Historically, this area of Lochaber was strongly Clan Cameron country, and there were a number of mainly Cameron settlements in the area. The town grew in size as a settlement when the fort was constructed to control the population after Oliver Cromwell's invasion during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and then to suppress the Jacobite uprisings of the 18th century. Fort William is now a major tourist centre, with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the east and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles.



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Old Photograph Post Office Graemsay Orkney Islands Scotland

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office, Graemsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay folks were a hardy race of farmers, fishermen and seafarers who over time suffered famine and plague, war and impressment, and raised large families to seek their fortune across the globe.



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Old Photograph Duror Scotland

Old photograph of the Post Office in Duror, Scotland. Duror is a village in Glen Duror in the Scottish Highlands, located between Oban and Fort William, and within easy reach of the Western Isles and also stunning Glencoe.


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Old Photograph Inveraray Bridge Over Loch Fyne Scotland

Old photograph of the Inveraray Bridge over Loch Fyne, Scotland. Loch Fyne, Scottish Gaelic: Loch Fìne, meaning " Loch of the Vine " is a sea loch off the Firth of Clyde and forms part of the coast of the Cowal Peninsula. Located on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It extends 65 kilometres (40 mi) inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs in Scotland. It is connected to the Sound of Jura by the Crinan Canal.
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Old Photograph Post Office Ferness Morayshire Scotland

Old photograph of the Post Office in Ferness, Morayshire, Scotland. Ferness is a hamlet and rural area in Strathdearn. It is situated in a forested area of the valley of the River Findhorn at the crossroads of the A939 Nairn to Grantown-on-Spey and B9007 Forres to Carrbridge roads.



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Tour Scotland Winter Photographs Castles Perthshire Slideshow

Tour Scotland slideshow of Winter photographs of castles in Perthshire, Scotland. Just a few of my photographs of Scottish Castles in Wintry Perthshire.

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Old Photograph Post Office Tigharry Isle Of North Uist Scotland

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office, Tigharry, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. In 1881 this was a crofting township comprising fifty two roofed buildings, which included a school, a mill, a smithy and an inn, and three partially roofed buildings and nine unroofed buildings.



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Old Photograph Post Office Balchrick Near Kinlochbervie Sutherland Scotland

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office in Balchrick near Kinlochbervie, Sutherland, Scotland. Balchrick lies entirely within the estate of John Muir Trust's Sandwood Estate. The John Muir Trust is a Scottish charity established as a membership organisation in 1983 to conserve wild land and wild places for the benefit of all.


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Old Photograph Post Office Kylesku Sutherland Scotland

Old photograph of the Post Office Hut, Kylesku, Sutherland, Scotland. Kylesku is a small very remote fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Kylesku is located where Loch Glencoul and Loch Gleann Dubh join to form a sea passage Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin which links to Eddrachillis Bay.





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Old Photograph Post Office Eshaness Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of the cottage Post Office, Eshaness Shetland Islands, Scotland. Eshaness was home to the the 19th Century schoolmaster and diarist Christopher Sandison, the great champion of Shetland fiddle music, Tom Anderson, and the crofter, author James C. Mowat. From 1999 to 2005 Eshaness Lighthouse was owned by the American Shetlandophile and writer on lighthouses Sharma Krauskopf.



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Old Photograph St Oran's Church Connel Scotland

Old photograph of St Oran's Church, Connel, Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish Church building was based on Iona Abbey. The Church is built in the ancient cruciform style with a low square tower of early gothic design with the foundation stone being laid on 19th June 1887 and the Church formerly opened for worship on Sunday 13th May, 1888.


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Old Photograph Kilmodan Church Glendaruel Argyll Scotland

Old photograph of Kilmodan Church, Glendaruel, Cowal, Argyll, Scotland. Kilmodan parish church dedicated to St. Modan, was built in 1783. There are references though to a Kilmodan church as far back as 1250. The main village in Glendaruel is the Clachan of Glendaruel. The Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin was born here in 1698 to the Reverend John Maclaurin, who was minister to the parish of Kilmodan.



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Old Photograph High Street Dundee Scotland

Old Photograph of the High Street in Dundee, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Tay Railway Bridge Dundee Scotland

Old Photograph of a steam train on the Tay Railway Bridge over the Firth of Tay at Dundee, Scotland. The Tay Bridge is a railway bridge approximately two and a quarter miles long that spans the Firth of Tay in Scotland, between the city of Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife.


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Old Photograph Balmaha Loch Lomond Scotland

Old photograph of Balmaha, Loch Lomond, Scotland. Balmaha is a small village on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond. The name Balmaha comes from the Gaelic for St Maha's Place which suggests the village may have ancient origins, perhaps as a hermit's residence. Today it is a popular tourist destination for picnickers and day trippers from Glasgow as well as walkers on the West Highland Way.


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Old Photographs Forth Railway Bridge South Queensferry Scotland

Old photograph of the River Forth Ferry and the Forth Railway Bridge from South Queensferry, Scotland. The Forth railway Bridge, which is a cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth is located west of central Edinburgh. Construction of the bridge began in 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890 by the Duke of Rothesay, the future King Edward VII. The bridge spans the Forth between the villages of South Queensferry near Edinburgh and North Queensferry in Fife. When it opened it had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world. Prior to the construction of the bridge, ferry boats were used to cross the Firth. It is considered an iconic structure and a symbol of Scotland, having been voted Scotland's greatest man made wonder, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Tour Scotland Videos River Tay Perth Perthshire January 3rd

Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the River Tay, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Took a wee walk by the River Tay this morning in Perth. Shot this video around 10am, just after the worst of the storm had passed.



Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the River Tay at Friarton Bridge near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Statue Of Robert Burns Dumfries

Tour Scotland Photograph of the Robert Burns statue in Dumfries, Scotland. In May 1877 the town council of Dumfries adopted a proposal to erect a statue to Robert Burns, the town's most illustrious inhabitant. A site was chosen in Church Place, at the junction of the High Street, Castle Street and Buccleuch Street and the local historian William McDowall was appointed secretary of a committee formed to progress the project. The committee approved a model for the statue proposed by the artist Amelia Paton Hill. She had exhibited portrait busts, animal figures and genre groups at the Royal Academy, and all these elements are to be found in her statue of Burns, which is probably her best known work. The statue was carved in Carrara by Italian craftsmen working to Amelia Hill's model. It was unveiled by the Earl of Rosebery on 6th April 1882. In the century since it has been moved on several occasions due to road improvements in the vicinity.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Shetland Pony Shetland Islands

Tour Scotland photograph of a Shetland Pony on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Photographic Prints of UK, Scotland, Shetland from Danita Delimont.

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Old Shetland. Based on the extensive collection of old photographs and postcards gathered over the years by Shetland native Douglas Smith, this beautifully presented book provides fascinating insight into the lives of Shetlanders from the 19th to the mid 20th centuries. As is usual in a fishing and maritime community, the men folk were typically absent for long periods of time at sea and the role of women was vital to the life of the islands. They are pictured here performing task as varied as gutting the herring catch, knitting the complex Fair Isle patterns and gossamer thin shawls for which the islands are famous, cutting and drying peat for fuel, shelling bait for the fishermen and burning seaweed for Kelp to supply chemical manufacturers. The wartime period 1939 to 1945 and the island’s crucial role as a lifeline to occupied Norway via the “Shetland Bus” is detailed and there are some fine examples of the unique and mysterious Brochs, substantial round stone defensive towers located throughout the islands. The herring and whaling boats, social occasions such as football and dancing, not to mention the annual Up-Helly-Aa fire festival celebration are all covered in this very comprehensive volume. Old Shetland.

Old Photograph Blacksmith Islay Scotland

Old photograph of a young Blacksmith on Islay, Scotland. Four hundred people emigrated from the Island of Islay in 1863 alone, some for purely economic reasons, but many others having been forced off the land their predecessors had farmed for centuries. In 1891 the census recorded only 7,375 citizens, with many evictees making new homes in Canada, the United States and elsewhere.



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Old Photograph Of The Cross Campbeltown Argyll Scotland

Old photograph of the Cross, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. Campbeltown Cross in the centre of the town is a tall, slender Celtic cross thought to date from the late 14th century. The stone from which the cross was made originates from the area of Loch Sween, many miles to the north, and the carving includes elaborate leaf scroll decoration although several figures were erased from the monument probably at the time of the Reformation.



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Old Photographs Killochan Castle Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of Killochan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Killochan Castle stands on the banks of the Girvan, about three miles from the town. Killochan belongs to a family of great antiquity in the district, the Cathcarts. So far back do their records extend, that one of their charters was granted by Edward Bruce, King of Ireland, about the year 1317, and confirmed by his brother, the great King Robert, seven years after.



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Old Photograph Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram, shops and people on the High Street in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. From the early 16th century, the establishment of a harbour at the East Burn confirmed the town's early role as an important trading port. The town also began to develop around the salt, coal mining and nail making industries. The production of linen which followed in 1672 was later instrumental in the introduction of floorcloth in 1847 by linen manufacturer, Michael Nairn. In 1877 this in turn contributed to linoleum, which became the town's most successful industry: Kirkcaldy was a world producer until well into the mid 1960s. Kirkcaldy has long been nicknamed the Lang Toun, Scots for " long town " in reference to the early town's main street. The street later reached a length of nearly 4 miles, connecting the burgh to the neighbouring settlements of Linktown, Pathhead, Sinclairtown and Gallatown, which became part of the town in 1876. The formerly separate burgh of Dysart was merged into Kirkcaldy in 1930.



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Old Photographs The Royal Research Ship Discovery Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of the RRS Discovery doing her sea trials in the River Tay by Dundee, Scotland. The RRS Discovery was the last wooden three-masted ship to be built in Britain. Designed for Antarctic research, she was launched in 1901. Her first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition, carrying Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first, successful journey to the Antarctic, known as the Discovery Expedition. She is now the centre piece of visitor attraction in her home, Dundee.



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Tour Scotland Videos New Years Day Dook Broughty Ferry 2012

Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the New Years Day Dook at Broughty Ferry Harbour by Dundee, Scotland. This New Years Day dip is a tradition of the only open water club in Scotland. The New Year’s Day Dook is a tradition handed down by the fisher folk of Broughty Ferry some of whom bathed in the waters of the Tay of a morning except on the Sabbath. This tradition dates back to 1891 as recorded in the first official minutes of the Club. The 1st of January was special, as it heralded in Neer' Day i.e. the first day of the New Year, when the community congregated to celebrate together. Ye Amphibious Ancient Bathing Association.



Tour Scotland video shot this morning of Scottish Pipers at the New Years Day Dook at Broughty Ferry Harbour by Dundee, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Sunrise New Years Day Broughty Ferry 2012

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of sunrise at Broughty Castle, by Dundee, Scotland. A beautiful sunrise this morning, New Years Day, 2012.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of sunrise at Broughty Castle, by Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of sunrise at Broughty Castle, by Dundee, Scotland. Broughty Castle is a historic castle in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site may have been first fortified in 1454 when the fourth Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray who was granted the castle in 1490.



Tour Scotland video shot this morning of sunrise at Broughty Castle, by Dundee, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Hogmanay Video Scottish Piper Newburgh Fife December 31st 2011

Tour Scotland Hogmanay video of a Scottish Piper outside a house tonight in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Videos Hogmanay Parade Newburgh Fife December 31st 2011

Tour Scotland Hogmanay video of Torchlight Parade, tonight in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. The March of the Oddfellows is a unique, annual, event held on New Year's Eve. Constituted in the early 19th centuary the oddfellows raise money for charities in Newburgh. It was very mild weather tonight in Newburgh, and a very enjoyable experience was had by participants and spectators alike.



Scotland New Years Celebration. A mild New Years Eve in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. A tradition in Newburgh, which started in 1864, is the annual procession of the Caledonian Lodge of Oddfellows.

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