Old Photograph Sandwick Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Sandwick, located 13 miles south of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Sandwick is an area of the east coast of Mainland Shetland which extends from the main A970 out towards the promontories of No Ness and Cumlewick Ness.



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Old Photograph Bagging Peats Scotland

Old photograph of crofters bagging Peats on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Video Walk Branklyn Garden Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of a walk on visit to Branklyn Garden in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This excellent Scottish garden has a superb collection of rhododendrons, alpines, and herbaceous and peat‑garden plants and Himalayan blue poppy.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Bagpiper Bluebell Woods Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Callum Younger a young Scottish Bagpiper in a Scottish Bluebells wood on visit to rural Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Walk Bluebells Wood Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of walk in a Scottish Bluebells wood on visit to rural Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Rapeseed In Bloom Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Rapeseed in bloom in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Brassica napus Linnaeus, known as rapeseed, rape, oilseed rape, and in some cultivars, Canola—is a bright yellow flowering member of the Brassicacea family.

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Tour Scotland Video Kirking of the Council Concert Hall Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Kirking of the Council procession leaving the Concert Hall and Theatre on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Perth and District Pipe Band led this civic procession which included representatives from all the emergency services and the NHS. For the first time, the Lord Provost of Dundee City Council and the Provost of Angus Council also participated. The Vice Chancellor of UHI and the Principal and Assistant Principal of Perth College UHI also walked the route along with the High Constables of Perth, the Lord Dean of Guild and members of the Merchant Guild of Perth.

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Tour Scotland Video Blairgowrie Rattray and District Pipe Band Festival Weekend

Tour Scotland video of Blairgowrie, Rattray and District Pipe Band marching into Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The band wears Clan Macpherson bonnet, Glengarry badges and kilt pins and the old red Macpherson tartan.

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Tour Scotland Video Morning Drive To Blairgowrie Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a June morning drive behind a Morgan Sports Car to visit Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Iain Davidson, who I met later in the morning was driving this fine vehicle.

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Old Photograph Harbour Campbeltown Scotland

Old photograph of the fish market at the harbour in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. William Mitchell McKersie who lived at Craigard, Askomil, was born in 1844. He was born into a Whisky Distillery family. His father, also William, was a partner in Lochside Distillery, Longrow, Campbeltown before becoming the owner of Albyn Distillery, situated on The Roading, Campbeltown. The Albyn Distillery passed to his sons, William and John. In 1867, William and his brother John bought another distillery, Lochruan located at Princess Street, Campbeltown which they rebuilt. William and his brother, whilst running two distilleries together, seem to have been quite competitive. William had the architect H E Clifford design his villa “ Craigard ” at Askomill. His brother employed the same architect and gave him the order that he build him a house like his brother’s, only better. William’s son, Jack, served with Princess Louise’s Regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Two of his daughters, Marion and Jean operated a motorised field kitchen on the Italian Front. William’s wife, Marion, was awarded the MBE for her services to the British Red Cross. William Mitchell McKersie died in 1916 in Campbeltown.


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Old Photograph Sliddery Arran Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and cart, cottage and house in Sliddery, Island of Arran, Scotland. The name Sliddery is thought to have been derived from the Gaelic denoting dragging or trailing, but another story has it that it was here that a band of marauding Vikings were butchered when attempting to settle in Sliddery Water valley and that the name has something to do with slaughter or massacre. Nowadays, the hamlet sits upon the hill high above the estuary, about half a mile from the shore. Various lanes lead down to a pebble beach, which offers views across the Kilbrannan Sound to Ireland and Ailsa Craig.


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Old Photograph Railway Station Crook Of Devon Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Crook Of Devon, Perthshire, Scotland. Until quite recently the official name of this Scottish village was Fossoway but this has been usurped by the widely used nickname " crook of devon ". The latter name derives from the sudden angle, or crook, which the River Devon makes near the village. It was famous in the 17th century for witch burnings. The Devon Valley Railway linked Alloa and Kinross in central Scotland, along a route following the valley of the River Devon. Its construction took 20 years from the first section opening in 1851, to the final section in 1871. Three railway companies were involved, and it encountered a great many problems both with finance and engineering. The line provided the missing link of a secondary route from the River Clyde to the River Tay by joining the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway with the Fife and Kinross Railway. Leaving the main Stirling to Dunfermline line at Alloa, other stations were built at Sauchie, Tillicoultry, Dollar, Rumbling Bridge, Crook of Devon, Balado and Kinross, where it joined the main Perth to Edinburgh line. The railway was independent but worked by the North British Railway until 1875 when it was absorbed by the major company. In 1923 following the grouping it became part of LNER then, following nationalisation in 1947, was taken over by British Railways. The line closed to passengers in 1964 and to all traffic in 1973.



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Tour Scotland Video Boat Loch Leven Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland of a boat returning to the marina at Loch Leven, after visit to Lochleven Castle by Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. The boat ride follows in the footsteps of Mary Queen of Scots who escaped from the Lochleven Castle in a boat rowed by a castle page boy and she was met on the shore by loyal supporters who escorted her to safety. Many royals were guests, as opposed to prisoners, at Lochleven Castle, including King Robert Bruce.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Apprentice Boys of Derry March Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of photographs of marchers and marching bands at the Apprentice Boys of Derry March on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The march began at Lesser South Inch at noon in Perth. This march was part of the annual Relief of Derry celebrations.

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Old Photograph Dupplin Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Dupplin Castle, Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland. The castle shown was built by Thomas Robert Hay, 11th Earl of Kinnoull, in 1827. The mock Tudor house was sold by the 13th Earl to Lord Forteviot, of the Dewar whisky family, in the early 20th century when many of the old families fell on financially hard times. By the 1960s this house had become unmanageable and it was demolished and replaced in 1969.



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Old Photograph Errol Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Errol, Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Errol is located about halfway between Dundee and Perth. Errol is known for its reeds, which used to be collected up to a few years ago to make thatched roofs. These reeds grow in the banks of the River Tay and act as home to a fairly uncommon bird called the bearded tit. Errol has a large church, built in 1831, known as the Cathedral of The Carse. The street's name is probably derived from the fact that cows were herded down it for market days.



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Old Photograph Gare Loch Scotland

Old photograph of Gare Loch Scotland. A Scottish sea loch in Argyll and Bute.



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Old Photograph Curling Highland Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Curling in Highland Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Travelling People Aberfeldy Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of travelling people near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Travelling People Birnam Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of travelling people outside Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Travelling People East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of travelling people near Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Hill Farmer Highland Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a hill farmer in Highland Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Children Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of children in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Family Group Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Wilson family group in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Vintage Car Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a vintage car in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Giant's Legs Bressay Scotland

Old photograph of the Giant's Legs, Bressay, Shetland Islands, Scotland. These are half formed sea stacks. Projecting out from the Bard Head at the Southernmost tip of Bressay Island.





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Tour Scotland Video Parish Church And Graveyard Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Parish Church and graveyard on ancestry visit to Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish church was designed by George Angus in 1832 in a Tudor Gothic style on a large scale, with a tall west tower. It occupies the highest point of the burgh.

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Tour Scotland Video Jane Hutcheson Begg Gravestone Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Jane Hutcheson Begg gravestone in the churchyard on ancestry visit and trip to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire. Jane Hutcheson was born on 2nd of August 1833 in Cleish, Kinross-shire. She was baptized on 11th of August 1833 in Cleish. She married Robert Burns-Begg, son of Robert Burns Begg and Grace Beveridge, on 5th of November 1861 in Cleish. She died on 5th of November 1867 in East Green, Kinross at age 34.

The Begg surname is from the Gaelic word Beag meaning: little, young, small of stature, it is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Ferdinand Faithful Begg, born 27 December 1847 in Edinburgh, died 4 December 1926 in Hove, Sussex, England. He was a Scottish stockbroker and Unionist politician. He served as Chairman of the Edinburgh Stock Exchange in 1885 and Chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce in 1912. In 1873 he married Jessie Maria Cargill, died 1925. They had several children, including Francis Cargill Begg, Maria Faithful Palmer, Jessie Begg, Elizabeth Begg and James Begg.

John Begg, commonly known as Jack Begg, born 20 September 1866, died 23 February 1937, was a Scottish architect, who practised in London, England, South Africa and India, before returning to Scotland to teach at Edinburgh College of Art from 1922 to 1933. He was born in Bo'ness the third son of John Begg, born 1826, died 1878, an ironmonger and Justice of the Peace. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy. In 1896 he was appointed architect to the Real Estate Company of South Africa and moved to Johannesburg. He returned to Scotland due to the Boer War. He arrived in India in 1901 as Consulting Architect to Bombay. In 1906 he became Consulting Architect to the Government of India. He returned to Scotland in 1921 and went into partnership with Alexander Lorne Campbell. He served as President of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland in 1932. He died in 1937 and is buried in the Grange Cemetery, near its south east corner, with an exceptionally modest stone. His wife, Edith Mary Dods Espie, born 1864, died 1920, was killed in a fire in their home and is buried with him..

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Tour Scotland Video Schoolmaster Robert Burns Begg Gravestone Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Schoolmaster Robert Burns Begg gravestone in the churchyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire. Robert Burns Begg was born on 9th of May 1798 in Harperland, Dundonald, Ayrshire. He was the son of John Begg and Isabella Burness. He was baptized on 11th of May 1798 in Dundonald, Ayrshire. He married Grace Beveridge on 27th of July 1825 in Kinross. He died on 26 of July 1876 in Schoolhouse at age 78. He was buried in Kinross. Grace Beveridge was born on 25th of August 1800 in Kinross, Kinross-shire. She was baptized on 3rd of September 1800 in Kinross. She married Robert Burns Begg, son of John Begg and Isabella Burness, on 27th of July 1825 in Kinross. She died on 12th of May 1880 in Schoolhouse, Kinross, at age 79. She was buried in Kinross. Also their children, John Begg, born 25th of May 1826, died 28th of September 1878; Bruce Beveridge Begg, born 22nd of December 1827, died 11th of December 1836; James Beveridge Begg, born 24th of October 1829, died. 29th of November 1909; Isabella Begg, born 28th of May 1831, died, 21st of February 1886, Robert Burns-Begg, born 1st May 1833, died 19th of Aug 1900; Bruce Beveridge Begg, born 24th of June 1837, died 27th Aug 1923; William Begg, born 10th June 1839, died 14th Aug 1888; Gilbert Burns Begg, born 17th of May 1842, died 3rd of May 1924; Jane Begg born 4th Jan 1844, died 28 April 1844; Grace Jane Begg born 12th Feb 1846, died 25th of September 1914.

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Tour Scotland Video James Todd Gravestone Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the James Todd gravestone in the churchyard on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to and trip to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire. Sacred to the memory of James Todd, shoemaker, Kinross, who died 31st of August, 1884, aged 70. Margaret Smith, his spouse, who died 16th January, 1876, aged 62. Thomas, their eldest son, who died 16th of April, 1865, aged 24.

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Tour Scotland Video John Beveridge Gravestone Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the John Beveridge gravestone in the churchyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire. In loving memory of John Beveridge, Shawl Manufacturer, who died 1st of June, 1907 aged 62. Also William who died in infancy, and his wife Emma Poole who died 6th of February, 1950, aged 99 years.

Beveridge is a popular surname in Scotland and has been since at least the year 1302. At that time one Walter Beverage was a juror at St Andrews, Fife, whilst two centuries later in 1530, David Beverage was the official cup bearer to King James V of Scotland. Modern name spellings include Beverage, Beveridge, Bavridge, Bavidge, Belfrage, Berrige and others.

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Tour Scotland Video Robert Rough Beveridge Gravestone Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Robert Rough Beveridge gravestone in the churchyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire. He was a Private in the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, Saskatchewan Regiment, who was killed in action in the Great War on 12th of September 1916, aged 30 years and buried in Albert Cemetery, France. For Justice Truth and Liberty. Also William Beveridge who died in the 36th Casualty Clearing Station on 23rd of March, 1918, of wounds received on the same day at 35 years of age. Buried in Dernancourt South West of Albert, France. A Life's Duty Nobly Ended, They Gave Their Lives For Their Friends.

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Tour Scotland Video Reverend John Ruthven Celtic Cross Gravestone Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Reverend John Ruthven, Celtic Cross gravestone in the churchyard on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire. In Loving Memory of The Reverend John Ruthven, for over fifty years Minister of the West Congregation Kinross who died on the 18th of June, 1918, aged 80 years. Also his wife Caroline Poole who died 2nd of January 1915, aged 74 years, also his daughter Maggie who died 25th of January 1881, aged 10 years.

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Old Photograph North Ronaldsay Scotland

Old photigraph of a grinding mill on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. According to the Orkneyinga Saga, the Norse Earl Torf Einarr captured and sacrificed Hálfdan Longlegs, a son of King Harald Finehair of Norway, on North Ronaldsay in the 10th century. A miller was a person who operated a mill, a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. " Miller ", " Milne ", and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world, " Melnyk " in Ukrainian, " Meunier " in French, " Müller " or " Mueller " in German, " Mulder " and " Molenaar " in Dutch, " Molnár " in Hungarian, " Molinero " in Spanish, " Molinaro " or " Molinari " in Italian etc. Milling existed in hunter gatherer communities, and later millers were important to the development of agricultur


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Old Photograph Crofter Carrying Shetland Pony Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter carrying a Shetland Pony outside his cottage on the Orkney Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Crofter Shetland Pony Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter on a Shetland Pony outside her cottage on the Orkney Islands, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Video John McIntosh Memorial Stained Glass Window Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the John McIntosh and his wife Ann Beveridge memorial stained glass windows on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire. To The Glory of God in loving grateful memory of my parents John McIntosh and his wife Ann Beveridge whose remains are interred nearby.

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Tour Scotland Video Mary Graham Memorial Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Mary Graham memorial on ancestry visit to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. Sacred to the Memory of Mary Graham, widow of John Graham, formerly Member of Council of Bengal. Who departed this life on 6th of May, 1798, aged 61.

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Tour Scotland Video George Graham Memorial Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the George Graham memorial on ancestry visit to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. Born 17th of May 1730, died in London on 18th of December, 1801. Son of John Graham of Edinburgh and his first wife Anges MacFarlane, daughterof Reverend Robert MacFarlane. In 1765 George Graham was settled as a planter in Jamacia, but, failing to prosper, decided in 1770, on the advice of Sir William Mayne, to seek his fortune in India where he did prosper. He died in London leaving his estates to his illegitimate son James.

The Graham name is an English and Scottish surname. It is a habitational name, derived from Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. The Scottish Grahams traditionally claimed descent from a chief called Grame, but the first authentic bearer of the name was William of Graham in the 12th century.

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Tour Scotland Video Thomas Graham Memorial Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Thomas Graham memorial on ancestry visit to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. Born 1752, died July 28th, 1819. Son of John Graham of Edinburgh and his second wife Helen Graham. Thomas married Ann Paul who died on December 11th, 1820. They had three children; Anna Maria Templer nee Graham, Helen Montgomery nee Graham who married Sir James Montgomery, 1766 to 1839 and Thomas Henry Graham who was killed by pirates.

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Tour Scotland Video Colonel Robert Burns Begg Memorial Kinross Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of the Colonel Robert Burns Begg memorial on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Parish Church in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. Son of Robert Burns-Begg of Kinross. Born at Kinross on 10th of March, 1872. He was a descendant of Isobel Burns, youngest sister of Robert Burns. A member of the Scottish Bar. Commandant Lines of Communication. formerly of Transvaal Police. Died at Edinburgh while on leave on 9th of January 1918.

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Old Photograph Springside Scotland

Old photograph of Springside in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The entire parish of Dreghorn belonged in the 12th century to the De Morvilles, Lord High Constables of Scotland, from whom it passed in 1196 to Roland, Lord of Galloway.



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Old Photograph Hammer Thrower Scotland

Old photograph of a Hammer thrower at the Clan Gathering and Highland Games in Braemar, Royal Deeside, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Craigievar Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. An excellent example of the original Scottish Baronial architecture, the castle was completed in 1626 by the Aberdonian merchant William Forbes, ancestor to the Forbes Sempill family and brother of the Bishop of Aberdeen, Patrick of Corse. Forbes purchased the partially completed structure from the impoverished Mortimer family in the year 1610. Forbes' nickname was Danzig Willy, a reference to his shrewd international trading success with the Baltic states. William's son became a Baronet of Nova Scotia by Charles I and this title is now extant. The Forbes Baronetcy, of Craigievar in the County of Aberdeen, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 April 1630 for William Forbes. He was also a descendant of Hon. Patrick Forbes, third son of the second Lord Forbes, and the nephew of the first Baronet of the 1628 creation. The fourth Baronet represented Aberdeenshire in the House of Commons. The 5th Baronet married the Hon. Sarah Sempill, eldest daughter of Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill. Their grandson, the eighth Baronet, succeeded as seventeenth Lord Sempill in 1884 (see the Lord Sempill for earlier history of this title). The titles remained united until the death of his grandson, the 19th Lord and tenth Baronet, in 1965. Designed in the L plan, as was Muchalls Castle, which is located in the same region, Craigievar is noted for its exceptionally crafted plasterwork ceilings. Craigevar, Muchalls Castle and Glamis Castle are generally considered to have the three finest ceilings in Scotland. The Clan Forbes family was close friends of the Clan Burnett of Leys, who built both Crathes Castle and Muchalls Castle. The ceilings feature plaster figures of the Nine Worthies and other family emblems.


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Old Photograph Forth Railway Bridge Scotland

Old photograph of building the Forth Railway Bridge from South Queensferry, Scotland. A famous cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, to the east of the Forth Road Bridge, and west of central Edinburgh.



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Old Photographs Dalmeny Scotland

Old photograph of Dalmeny by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Dalmeny village located on the south side of the Firth of Forth, 1 mile south east of South Queensferry and 8 miles west of Edinburgh. The church was built around 1130, possibly by Gospatric, Earl of Dunbar, and is recognised as the finest Norman and Romanesque parish church still in use in Scotland, and one of the most complete in the United Kingdom. Besides the parish church, the most significant building is Dalmeny House a Gothic revival mansion. The first railway station here was on the South Queensferry branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway which opened on 1 March 1866. John Chesser was born on 18 September 1819 on the Dalmeny House estate, his elderly father, William Chesser being Clerk of Works there. After spending some years working on the Revesby House estate in Lincolnshire, England, he returned to Dalmeny to fill his father’s shoes on his death. Through his experience, in 1858, he then gained a post as Superintendent of Works at George Heriot’s School following the death of Alexander Black. This role included developing the huge swathes of land around the city owned by the Heriot Trust, particularly in the West End of Edinburgh, and also building ten Heriot Trust Schools around the city for the less privileged children to attend. He lived most of his later life at 1 Chalmers Street in southern Edinburgh. He died in Corstorphine, Edinburgh on 2 February 1892 and is buried in Cramond Kirkyard. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Crofter Knitting Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter knitting and carrying Peat on the Island of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Lewis has a Presbyterian tradition and a rich history. It was once part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles. Today, life is very different from elsewhere in Scotland, with Sabbath observance, the Gaelic language and peat cutting retaining more importance than elsewhere. Lewis has a rich cultural heritage as can be seen from its myths and legends as well as the local literary and musical traditions.



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Old Photograph Dalton Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Dalton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Several families have lived here for more than 150 years, including the: Byers, Bells, Shuttleworths, Carruthers, Murrays, and Steels.


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Old Photographs Kilmaurs Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people in Kilmaurs in East Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish village was known as the hamlet of Cunninghame until the 13th century. It was once noted for its cutlery, shoe and bonnet workshops, and there were iron and coal mines in the local area. The reputed warlock, John Stewart, is said to have regularly met with the fairies on Kilmaurs Hill.



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Old Photograph Robert Burns Mausoleum Dumfries Scotland

Old photograph of Robert Burns Mausoleum in St. Michael's churchyard in Dumfries, Scotland. On the morning of 21st of July, 1796, Robert Burns died in Dumfries, at the age of 37. The funeral took place on Monday the 25th of July 1796, the day that his son Maxwell was born. He was at first buried in the far corner of St Michael's Churchyard in Dumfries; a simple " slab of freestone " was erected as his gravestone by Jean Armour, which some felt insulting to his memory. His body was eventually moved to its final location in the same cemetery, the Burns Mausoleum, in September 1815. The body of his widow Jean Armour was buried with his in 1834.



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