Old Photograph Airthrey Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Airthrey Castle in Stirling, Scotland. The name appears in a charter of King David I, thought to be from before 1146. In 1370, the estate was granted to Sir John Herice, Keeper of the nearby Stirling Castle. Then the land passed to William Graham, 3rd Lord Graham, for gallantry he displayed in the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488, in which King James III was killed attempting to subdue a group of rebel barons. He was made Earl of Montrose in 1504 but died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. The estate remained in the ownership of the Clan Graham down to James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, who fought a campaign in support of King Charles I from 1644 to 1650. By this time, the Airthrey Estate was in the ownership of a minor branch of the Grahams.



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Old Photographs Eaglesham Scotland

Old photograph of Eaglesham near Glasgow, Scotland. Eaglesham is located 10 miles south of Glasgow to the southeast of Newton Mearns, south of Busby and Clarkston, and southwest of East Kilbride. The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton; in the 17th century Eaglesham was a small market town; the present village was founded in 1769 by Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton; it had at one time handloom weaving and a cotton mill.



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Old Photograph Cathcart Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Cathcart Castle, Glasgow, Scotland. Cathcart Castle was a 15th century castle, located in what is now Linn Park in the Cathcart area of southern Glasgow, Scotland. The castle was abandoned in the 18th century, and the remaining ruins were pulled down in 1980, leaving only foundations visible. The lands of Cathcart were held by the family of that name from the 12th century. In the mid 15th century the head of the family was raised to the peerage as Lord Cathcart, and it is believed that the castle was built at around this time.




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Old Photograph Old Kilpatrick Scotland

Old photograph cottages, houses and people in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is on the north bank of the River Clyde immediately to the north of the Forth and Clyde Canal, three miles from Clydebank on the road to Dumbarton. George Harcourt was born in Old Kilpatrick in 1868, Harcourt's family moved to nearby Dumbarton while he was still a toddler. In the 1871 Harcourt's family were living, with two lodgers, in a modest property in the HIgh Street, Dumbarton and Henry Harcourt, George's father worked as a labourer. Harcourt received his initial art training at the Dumbarton School of Art, a satellite of the Glasgow School of Art which operated in Dumbarton at the end of the 19th century. Aged 20 he won the Denny Scholarship which funded further studies abroad. He studied at the Herkomer School of Art in Bushey, England, from 1889 and later went on to become the head of school. He rose to become the President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1945 following a spell as vice president and was also the Director of the Royal Academy. Over the years, Harcourt's style of painting changed from a Pre-Raphaelite influenced naturalism to an almost photorealistic portraiture. This perfection not only gave him a reputation among colleagues, but also secured him a good income as a portraitist of the British upper class. Harcourt died on 30 September 1947




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Old Photographs Broxburn West Lothian Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland. the village that later became Broxburn probably originated around 1350 when Margery le Cheyne inherited the eastern half of the Barony of Strathbrock, Easter Strathbrock, on the death of her father, Sir Reginald le Cheyne III. The hamlet that grew up around her residence was then called Eastertoun, eastern town, after the land on which it stood. The lands of Strathbrock were earlier owned by Freskin the Fleming, granted to him under a charter from King David I. Eastertoun was burned to the ground sometime in 1443 during a conflict between William, Earl of Douglas, Lieutenant General of Scotland, and William, Lord Crichton, Chancellor of Scotland. It was destroyed again in 1455 during fighting between the Douglases and King James II. After the conflict, peace was regained and the town was gradually resettled. The village was renamed Broxburn in 1600 by Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington, Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland.



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Old Photograph Whitehall Orkney Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour, cars, houses and people in Whitehall, Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stronsay island is now agricultural, but during the 18th and 19th centuries, kelp collection and herring curing employed up to five thousand people. The population, which is high for a Scottish island, was over a thousand for the entire 19th century through the mid 20th century, with the 1891 census recording a population of 1275 people, excluding seasonal itinerants involved in the herring fishing industry.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Misty Firth of Forth near Edinburgh

Tour Scotland photograph of boats on a misty Firth of Forth by the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of a boat on a misty Firth of Forth by the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of a boat on a misty Firth of Forth by the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

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The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Lavishly illustrated throughout with stunning archive images, Elspeth Wills uncovers the human story behind 'the engineering marvel': the story of the Briggers. It is a story that has never been told before - of ordinary men working on an extraordinary structure in an often hostile and dangerous environment. Recognised throughout the world as an enduring icon of Scotland, the Forth Bridge is more than just a testament to the genius of Victorian engineering, it is a monument to all those who worked to realise its vision and to the scores of lives that were lost in the process. In this groundbreaking new work, Elspeth Wills gives a voice to the forgotten heroes who helped to make the ambition of the Bridge a reality. The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built the Forth Bridge.

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Old Photograph Cleish Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Cleish Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. A 16th Century Scottish castle.

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Old Photograph Pettycur Scotland

Old photograph of Pettycur, Fife, Scotland. Pettycur is located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, opposite Edinburgh. There is a record of Pettycur being granted to the Royal Burgh of Kinghorn by King James V in 1541. It had previously belonged to the Earl of Morton but had fallen to the Crown.



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Tour Scotland Video Out Of The Blue Festival Fringe Edinburgh August 5th

Tour Scotland video shot today of Out Of The Blue singing on the Royal Mile at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Oxford's all male vocal sensation in Edinburgh. These undergraduates provide a musical experience like no other. You can follow them on Twitter @ootboxford

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Tour Scotland Video Boats Misty Firth Of Forth

Tour Scotland video of boats on a misty Firth of Forth by the Forth Bridge at South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The Firth of Forth, Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe, is the estuary, firth, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. It was known as Bodotria in Roman times. In the Norse sagas it was known as the Myrkvifiörd. The Kincardine Bridge, the Clackmannanshire Bridge, the Forth Road Bridge and the Forth Bridge carry traffic across the firth.

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Tour Scotland Video Single Track Road Scottish Highlands

Tour Scotland video of part of a drive on a single track road in the Scottish Highlands just North of Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland. This road was an old Military road.

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Tour Scotland Video Road To Tummel Bridge Village Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a road trip drive on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Tummel Bridge village, West of Pitlochry, Highland Perthshire. The small village of Tummel Bridge at the head of Loch Tummel takes its name from the Bridge that General Wade built here in 1733 to carry his Military Road south from Dalnacradoch on the A9 to his bridge at Aberfeldy. That old bridge still stands, although today it is only open to pedestrians, cyclists etc., with a much more boring structure carrying the road alongside.

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Tour Scotland Video Road To Kinlochleven Scottish Highlands

Tour Scotland travel video of part of a road trip drive on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Kinlochleven, Scotland. Kinlochleven is a village in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. Kinlochleven is the penultimate stop on the West Highland Way.

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Tour Scotland Video Walk Dean Cemetery Edinburgh

Tour Scotland video of a walk around Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh is a place of tranquility and unique beauty that today carries out funerals with the same sense of quiet dignity that it has been providing since it opened its gates in 1846. It was one of the first cemeteries in the Edinburgh to be laid out along formal lines and the trees that were planted more than a century ago have grown now to maturity, giving the Dean Cemetery the atmosphere of a peaceful garden.

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Old Photograph Seagate Dunvegan Castle Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the seagate at Dunvegan Castle, Isle Of Skye, Scotland.It has been the home of the chiefs of the Clan MacLeod since 1270. It is also the home of the Fairy Flag which was given to a MacLeod chief by his fairy wife. The old Seagate in the outer wall surrounding Dunvegan Castle was once the only entry point to the Castle.



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Old Photograph Gathering Peat Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of gathering peat on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.In the 18th and 19th centuries, trees were scarce in the Highlands. Peat was a free, albeit " back-breaking, " alternative to expensive coal.

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Old Photograph Horse And Carriage Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and carriage in Paisley, Scotland. Historically, Paisley was notable as the religious home of the Stewart family who descended from Walter FitzAlan, the first High Steward of Scotland and founder of Paisley Abbey, eventually becoming the Scottish and British Royal Family. The Stewarts once resided at a castle in nearby Renfrew. All six of the High Stewards are buried in the Abbey, as is Marjorie Bruce, the eldest daughter of King Robert I of Scotland, Robert the Bruce, who married the 6th High Steward, thus founding the Stewart dynasty. The first Stewart King of Scotland and son of Marjorie Bruce and Walter Stewart, Robert II, is believed to have been born in the Abbey. His son Robert III is buried there. Ronald Reagan's maternal great great grandparents, Claude Wilson and Margaret Downey, were married at Paisley High Church on 23 May 1807.



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Old Photograph Horse Ploughing Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of Horse Ploughing in Ayrshire, Scotland. Ploughmen were considered highly skilled workers, with immense pride taken in the quality of their furrows, often working until midwinter to turn stubble fields.
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Tour Scotland Video Photograph Pictish Round Tower at Abernethy

Tour Scotland video of the view from the Pictish Round Tower at Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland. This Tower is one of the two round towers of Irish style surviving in Scotland, dating from the end of the 11th century. It is 15ft in diameter at its base and 74ft high.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Pictish Round Tower at Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Berry Picking Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Berry Picking in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Soft fruit growing, mainly raspberries and strawberries developed in the 20th century and became a very important part of the town's economy with Smedleys opening a cannery in Haugh Road, Adamsons a jam factory in Croft Lane and huge quantities of table berries and pulp being despatched to markets and jam factories throughout Britain. Berry pickers were brought in by bus from Perth and Dundee, and large encampments were set up on farms for pickers from further afield, mainly from the Glasgow area, who made this their annual holiday. They were joined by the travelling community who congregated here for the berry season.



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Old Photograph Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

Old photograph of Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

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Aberdeen and Royal Deeside. Royal Deeside, Whisky, Castles and Coast. The royal connection is most obvious around Balmoral, and there are castles and distilleries throughout the area. There are also spectacular coastal routes, such as Collieston and the Sands of Forvie, Cruden Bay and the Bullers of Buchan, and a route from Cullen along a disused railway that takes walkers past Bow Fiddle Rock. Magnificent views of the surrounding countryside can be seen from Scolty Hill, Tap o'Noth (site of an Iron Age fort) and Mither Tap. This fully revised edition includes brand new walks at Loch of Fyvie, Glen Tanar and Tarland. Aberdeen and Royal Deeside: Walks (Pathfinder Guides).

Old Photograph Stonemason Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a Stonemason in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Blacksmith Pitlochry Scotland

Old photograph of a Blacksmith in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The blacksmith who made knives and swords was a Bladesmith. The blacksmith who made locks was a Locksmith. The blacksmith who made gun barrels and triggers was a Gunsmith. The blacksmith who shod horses was a Farrier. Generally, the blacksmith was a man who possessed all of these skills.



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Old Photograph Market Street St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of Market Street, St Andrew, Fife, Scotland. Market Street and the linking cross streets and wynds emerged as the burgh developed westwards, and by the 16th century, St Andrews had reached the peak of its mediaeval cultural development, and was one of the great historic cities of Europe.




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Old Photograph Sweetie Shop Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of a Sweetie Shop in Paisley, Scotland. All over Scotland, every town, village and street would have its own sweetie shop. Scots used eat more sweeties than any other people in the world. The simple explanation of this not altogether enviable reputation is that since 1680, when sugar began to be shipped in bulk from the West Indies, sugar refining has been an important west of Scotland Industry, Greenock on the Clyde being known as " Sugarapolis ".



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Tour Scotland Video Railway Station Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of the Railway Station on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. From Perth station, trains operate to: Edinburgh, via Fife; Glasgow, via Stirling; Inverness, via the Highland Main Line; and Aberdeen via Dundee. The overnight Caledonian Sleeper service between Inverness and London and the daily East Coast Highland Chieftain service between Inverness and London Kings Cross call at this station. Many of my tour guests choose to travel be train to arrive, or depart, from Scotland. A relaxing way to travel.

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Old Photograph Crofter And Cottage Orkney Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter beside her cottage on the Orkney Islands, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Video Stunt Horse Riding Countryside Festival Glamis Castle

Tour Scotland video of stunt horse riding at the Scottish Countryside Festival at Glamis Castle, Scotland. The festival originally came about in the wake of the 2007 outbreak of foot and mouth disease. The organisers hoped to try to develop something that would be good for the rural economy after the devastation that disease brought. During the outbreak, businesses closed and events were cancelled because people were asked not to move about the countryside. The Festival was intended as a sign of confidence in the future of rural activities.

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Tour Scotland Video Horse Riding Countryside Festival Glamis Castle July 29th

Tour Scotland video shot today of horse riders at the Scottish Countryside Festival at Glamis Castle, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video King's Knot Gardens Below Stirling Castle

Tour Scotland travel video of the The King's Knot gardens below the Castle on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Stirling, Scotland. The Castle of Stirling first emerges into the light of history in the time of Alexander I who, according to a document of the following reign, dedicated a chapel there. Alexander died at the Castle in 1124 and was succeeded by his brother David, who frequently stayed at Stirling. Below the castle are the grassy outlines of a much bigger formal garden. This is the King’s Knot, the knot itself being a raised eight sided feature dating from the 1600s.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife July 27th

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning of Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This is where I was raised in Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph shot this morning from the long pier in Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Setting Sun From Old Bridge River Tay Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the setting sun from the old bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Friarton Bridge River Tay Perth Perthshire July 26th

Tour Scotland video shot this evening of Friarton Bridge and River Tay just outside Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A beautiful evening in Perthshire.

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Old Photograph Street Sweeper Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of a street sweeper in Paisley, Scotland. Street sweepers have been employed in cities since sanitation and waste removal became a priority. A street sweeping person would use a broom and shovel to clean off litter, animal waste and filth that accumulated on streets. Later, water hoses were used to wash the streets.



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Old Photograph Tour Bus Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of a tour bus to Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Horses And Carriages Loch Lomond Scotland

Old photograph of horses and carriages by Loch Lomond, Scotland. Horse and carriage transport in Scotland evolved from the introduction of coaches in the late 16th century to their zenith in the 18th and 19th centuries, eventually being superseded by railways. Early public coaches began in 1610 between Edinburgh and Leith, while private carriages became popular with the nobility by 1700. The "golden age" of stagecoaches in the 18th and 19th centuries saw a network of reliable transport for passengers and mail, followed by a decline with the rise of the railway.
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Old Photographs Cupar Scotland

Old photograph of Crossgate, Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

Old photograph of horse and cart outside Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

Old photograph of Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

Old photograph of Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

Old photograph of Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

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All the main streets including the Bonnygate, Crossgate and St Catherine Street are featured in this book, along with many pictures covering social history subjects such as the fair, floods, markets, the jail, the barracks and Houston's Hillside Foundry. There are half a dozen photos from the First World War era including ones showing Voluntary War Workers and billeted Polish troops. The human interest pictures are the strength of this title and convey a real feel for the atmosphere of the town in the 1900 to 1920 period. Old Cupar.

Old Photograph Shop Interior Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of the interior of a shop in Paisley, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Horses And Carriage Trossachs Scotland

Old photograph of a horses and carriage in the Trossachs, Scotland.

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The beautiful region which contains Loch Lomond and the Trossachs has long been a magnet for visitors. It was already popular when Sir Walter Scott made it world-famous. Here are the stories of the people who came to it, why they came, how they travelled and what they found. Most visitors came as tourists: they included Wordsworth, Mendelssohn, Hans Andersen, even Queen Victoria herself. Others came in the course of their work: sixth-century saints brought Christianity, redcoats - and sailors - pursued Rob Roy, politicians and engineers came to revive the fortunes of Scotland with hydro-electricity after the Second World War. The region is notable for variety in means of travel. Tourists a century ago found an intricate network of connecting trains, steamers and horse-drawn coaches, by which they could range about the region with greater facility than their descendants can today. This too is fully described. The story of how Loch Lomond and the fast-flowing River Leven were used as a highway for trade and commerce, by galleys, birlinns, sailing gabbarts and, on the loch, paddle-steamers, is told more comprehensively here than anywhere else. Loch Lomond and the Trossachs in History and Legend.

Old Photograph Housekeeper Perth Scotland

Old photograph of a housekeeper with a bowl of porridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Housekeeper was the principal female servant. She was also often in charge of the household accounts, tradesmen's bills, orderly running of the house, and ensured that the house was clean. She was also responsible for the servants' accommodation. The Victorian period in Britain saw a peak in the numbers of servants employed in households. All upper class houses had several servants, and most middle class households aspired to have at least one or two servants. In 1871 over 4% of the population was employed 'in service', the vast majority of them women.



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Old Photograph Horse And Carriage Pitlochry Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and carriage in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Swanston Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Swanston on the South side of Edinburgh, Scotland. Robert Louis Stevenson spent several summers here in the 1870s, as a result of his father taking out a lease for Swanston Cottage from 1867 to 1880. Stevenson set his novel St. Ives in this village, describing the house in detail.



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Old Photograph Horse And Carriage Inversnaid Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and carriage near Inversnaid on the East bank of Loch Lomond, Scotland. Rob Roy MacGregor the famous highland outlaw and folk hero lived at Inversnaid in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. After a failed cattle deal led to his branding as an outlaw, his home was burnt down by government forces.

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Old Photographs Cottages Castle Douglas Scotland

Old photograph of cottages by Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. These cottages can still be seen on the Western approach to Castle Douglas and are known as The Buchan.

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Old Photograph Scottish Fishwife St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of a Scottish Fishwife from St Andrews, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Almondbank Scotland

Old photograph of horse and cart, people, cottages and church in Almondbank by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The village became a center for the textile industry, known for its bleachfields (areas for whitening fabric in the sun) and mills, such as College Mill and Porterfield.


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Old Photographs Smeaton's Bridge Perth Scotland

Old photograph of Smeaton's Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The northernmost bridge into Perth City is named Smeaton's Bridge, also known as Perth Bridge and, locally, the Old Bridge, was completed in 1771.

Old photograph of Smeaton's Bridge in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Skaw Unst Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Skaw, island of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Skaw is the most northerly settlement in Shetland.





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