Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Tour Scotland Video UK Tug of War Championships Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of part of the UK Tug of War Championships at North Inch Park on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Old Photograph Bowden Scotland
Old photograph of cottages and children in Bowden located three miles South of Melrose, Borders of Scotland. In 1113 when King David I of Scotland granted lands to the monks of Selkirk he also granted them the land at Bothandene, now Bowden, and Hailiedene, now Holydean. The charter was renewed in 1124 when the monks moved to Kelso where they founded the maginificent Kelso Abbey At the same time a religious establishment was founded at Bowden. The abbot of Kelso built a tower at Holydean which was destroyed in 1296. The tower was rebuilt and extend by Isabel Ker of Cessford and renamed Castle Holydean The castle became the home of the Ker family, later the Dukes of Roxburghe lived there for two centuries before finally being destroyed in 1760 by the 3rd Duke, John Ker. The Roxburghes moved to their new home Floors Castle in the early 18th century. In 1531, Bowden village was granted the right to hold a market, the first non-burghal market in Scotland, and a market cross, which still stands today was erected, such was the importance of the village in mediaeval times. The cross is now used as the parish war memorial.
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Old Photograph Butchers Shop Perth Perthshire Scotland
Old photograph of a Butchers shop in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video 6th 8th Dundee Boys Brigade Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of 6th 8th Dundee Boys Brigade Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A large BB Company with its own Headquarters in Bright Street, Lochee, attracting Boys from the local community and city wide. A very varied, challenging and exciting programme of events and activities for all Sections including the teaching of piping and drumming and the opportunity to be involved in a large and successful Company Pipe Band.
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Tour Scotland Video Of Photographs Kilt Run Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of photographs of the 2013 Kilt Run at North Inch Park on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This attempt to break Guinness World Record for the Largest Kilt Race was held on Saturday 10th of August 2013. With more than 1,300 runners taking part in this event, it did fail to beat the " unofficial " world record of 1,757 runners which was set in Canada. However, as Perth, Ontario did not register their attempt with Guinness World Records, Perth in Scotland is set to take the title. Runners of all ages and from countries including England, Poland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain and Canada took part in this wonderful event.
Tour Scotland video of more photographs of the 2013 Kilt Run at North Inch Park on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Emmanuel College Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of Emmanuel College Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This fine band represents the University of Queensland in Australia.
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Tour Scotland Video Alyth and District Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of the Alyth and District Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This fine band is based in Alyth, near Blairgowrie, Perthshire. The band members wear Black Stewart Tartan.
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Tour Scotland Video Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of the Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Royal Army of Oman is the ground forces component of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces. It was founded in 1907 as the Muscat Garrison.
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Tour Scotland Video City of St Andrews Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of the City of St Andrews Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The Band was formed in 1972 and is based in St Andrews in the North East of Fife. It first competed in 1974 and since those early days has competed at all levels and won many contests and major championships. The Band wears Red Erskine tartan.
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Tour Scotland Video Goulburn Soldiers Club Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of Goulburn Soldiers Club Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This fine band is from Goulburn, a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of New South Wales, Australia, located south west of Sydney and west of the Great Dividing Range.
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Tour Scotland Video City of Cockburn Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland travel video of City of Cockburn Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This fine band is from Cockburn in the southern suburbs of Perth in Western Australia.
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Tour Scotland Video Catamount Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of Catamount Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This fine band is from Vermont, USA.
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Tour Scotland Video Rob Roy Pipe Band Highland Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of The Rob Roy Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This fine band is from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The pipe band was establish in 1953 with about 10 members, including seven bagpipers and three drummers. The band got its name from Rob Roy MacGregor, who lived in Scotland from 1671 to 1734 and is an iconic figure to the Scots. The band wears the red, green and white MacGregor clan tartan on its kilts.
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Tour Scotland Video Inveraray and District Pipe Band Highlands Games Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of Inveraray and District Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A Grade 1 pipe band based in Inveraray. Founded in 2005, the band is one of the most successful in recent history.
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Tour Scotland Video Canterbury Caledonian Pipe Band Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of Canterbury Caledonian Pipe Band at the Pipe Band Competition on visit to the Scottish Highland Games in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They are a grade one pipe band based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Tour Scotland Video 2013 Kilt Run Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of the 2013 Kilt Run at North Inch Park on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. This attempt to break Guinness World Record for the Largest Kilt Race was held on Saturday 10th of August 2013. With more than 1,300 runners taking part in this event, it did fail to beat the " unofficial " world record of 1,757 runners which was set in Canada. However, as Perth, Ontario did not register their attempt with Guinness World Records, Perth in Scotland is set to take the title. Runners of all ages and from countries including England, Poland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain and Canada took part in this wonderful event.
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Tour Scotland Video Red Hot Chilli Pipers Kilt Run Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers doing their sound check before the 2013 Kilt Run at North Inch Park on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Perth and District Pipe Band Kilt Run Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of Perth and District Pipe Band marching ahead of the runners at the 2013 Kilt Run at North Inch Park on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Dancing Kilt Run Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of dancing before the 2013 Kilt Run at North Inch Park on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Rhythm Wave Samba Band Kilt Run Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland video of the Rhythm Wave Samba Band performing at the 2013 Kilt Run at North Inch Park on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Dolphins Firth Of Tay Tayport Fife
Tour Scotland video of photographs of Dolphins in the Firth of Tay far outside the harbour on a visit to Tayport, Fife, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Holy Trinity Church St Andrews Fife
Tour Scotland wee travel video of photography of the Holy Trinity Church on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. A small selection of my personal photographs shot on small group tours of Scotland.
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Old Photograph Steam Engine Perth Perthshire Scotland
Old photograph of a steam engine in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Old Photograph Steam Engine Blair Atholl Perthshire Scotland
Old photograph of steam engine just South of Blair Atholl by Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. The Highland Main Line through the village of Blair Atholl first opened for traffic on the 9th of September 1863. Blair Atholl railway station was bulit in 1869 as part of an agreement with the Duke of Atholl.
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Old Photograph Steam Engine Dundee Scotland
Old photograph of a steam engine in Dundee, Scotland.
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Old Photograph Steam Engine Pitlochry Perthshire Scotland
Old photograph of a steam engine near Pitlochry, Highland, Perthshire, Scotland. The railway line linking Pitlochry with Dunkeld was opened in 1863 and quickly put Pitlochry on the tourist map. The station was built in 1883 by local builders, Stuart Forbes and Jameson.
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Old Photograph Steam Engine Paisley Scotland
Old photograph of a steam engine in Paisley, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Photographs National Museum Edinburgh
Tour Scotland wee travel video of photography of the National Museum on ancestry, history visit and trip to Edinburgh. A #treasure house of artefacts and art spanning about 5000 years in Scotland and elsewhere around the globe: It would take a whole day to view all the exhibits in this wonderful museum. A small selection of my personal photographs shot on small group tours of Scotland.
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Old Photograph Shoemakers Paisley Scotland
Old photograph of shoemakers in Paisley, Scotland. Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand. Traditional handicraft shoemaking has now been largely superseded by the volume of shoes produced by industrial mass production of footwear, but not necessarily in quality, attention to detail, or craftsmanship. Shoemakers or cordwainers, cobblers being those who repaired shoes, produced a range of footwear items, including shoes, boots, sandals, clogs and moccasins. Such items were generally made of leather.
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Tour Scotland Video Dolphins Firth Of Tay Tayport Fife
Tour Scotland video of Dolphins and calves in the Firth of Tay outside the harbour on a visit to Tayport, Fife, Scotland. A dolphin calf learns by imitating the mother. They stay right at the mothers side and turn, dive and surface right along with her.
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Old Photograph Leaderfoot Scotland
Old photograph of cottages. houses and people in Leaderfoot village located two miles East of Melrose, Borders Scotland. The first bridge over the River Tweed in the village, now long gone, would have carried the Roman road, Dere Street on its way from the nearby fort of Trimontium to the northern frontier of the Empire on the edge of the Scottish Highlands. Today, three bridges cross the river; the old Drygrange road bridge built in 1780, now closed to traffic, the grand nineteen arch Leaderfoot Viaduct built in 1865, that once carried a section of the Berwickshire Railway which closed in 1948 and a modern road bridge built in 1973, supporting the A68 trunk road.
Tour Scotland video of Leadefoot Viaduct two miles East of Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland. This Scottish viaduct which is no longer used by trains, was opened on November 16th, 1863 to carry the Berwickshire Railway, which connected Reston, on the East Coast Main Line between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh, with St Boswells, on the Edinburgh to Carlisle "Waverley Line", via Duns and Greenlaw. The engineers of the railway were Charles Jopp and Wylie & Peddie.
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Tour Scotland video of Leadefoot Viaduct two miles East of Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland. This Scottish viaduct which is no longer used by trains, was opened on November 16th, 1863 to carry the Berwickshire Railway, which connected Reston, on the East Coast Main Line between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh, with St Boswells, on the Edinburgh to Carlisle "Waverley Line", via Duns and Greenlaw. The engineers of the railway were Charles Jopp and Wylie & Peddie.
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Tour Scotland Video Yachts Sailing Firth Of Tay
Tour Scotland video of yachts sailing in the Firth of Tay on a visit to Tayport, Fife, Scotland. In the background of this video are the towns of Broughty Ferry and Dundee.
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Old Photograph Vintage Car Balmoral Scotland
Old photograph of a vintage car and Chauffeur by Balmoral Castle, Scotland.
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Old Photograph Vintage Car Pitlochry Perthshire Scotland
Old photograph of a vintage car near Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The development of the town began in the 18th century, when General Wade’s Great North Road, built to allow military access to the Highlands, was routed through Pitlochry. General Wade was sent to Scotland in July 1724. He reported back in December that " more than half of the 22,000 men capable of bearing arms in the Highlands and Islands were ready to create new troubles and rise in arms to favour the Pretender ". In his report Wade pointed out that government troops would benefit from improved roads and river crossings to put down the rebels. King George I appointed Wade as Commander in chief, North Britain. The first of four roads whose building Wade would oversee, was under construction by the following year; 1, from Inverness to Fort William (along the south side of Loch Ness, 2 from Dunkeld to Inverness via Pass of Drumochter, 3 from Crieff to the existing road at Dalnacardoch by Aberfeldy and Tummel Bridge, 4 from Dalwhinnie to Fort Augustus via Corrieyairack Pass, and a spur to Ruthven via Crubenbeg. Construction of the roads took place between April and October of each year, the winter months being too harsh for such labours. Work in the summer could be arduous too with uncertain weather and the presence of the ubiquitous midge. The construction parties consisted of 100 men overseen by 2 corporals, 2 sergeants, 2 subalterns and a captain. They were generally also accompanied by a drummer. Wade engaged craftsmen with skills in masonry, carpentry for example to ensure that major structures such as bridges were built to a standard. Encampments were established at ten mile intervals and the inns which developed became known as Kingshouses. Some of these continue to serve travellers today. The well known Kingshouse on Rannoch Moor sits beside the route made by Wade's successor William Caulfeild.
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Old Photograph Vintage Car Paisley Scotland
Old photograph of a vintage car in Paisley, Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video David Livingstone Bust Edinburgh
Tour Scotland video of the David Livingstone bust in the National Library on visit to Edinburgh, Scotland. David Livingstone, born 19th of March 1813, died 1st of May 1873, was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley on the 10th of November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation " Dr. Livingstone, I presume ? "
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Tour Scotland Video Thomas Chalmers Bust Edinburgh
Tour Scotland travel video of the Thomas Chalmers bust in the National Museum on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Edinburgh. Thomas Chalmers, born on 17th of March 1780, died on 31st of May 1847, was a Scottish minister, professor of theology, political economist, and a leader of the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland. He has been called Scotland's greatest nineteenth century churchman.
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Old Photograph Friars Carse Scotland
Old photograph of Friars Carse located one mile South East of Dumfries, Scotland. This Scottish mansion house is located on the west bank of the River Nith and is known for its strong associations with Robert Burns who lived for a while at the nearby Ellisland farm. Alexander Fergusson of Craigdarroch married Bonnie Anna Laurie or Annie Laurie in 1710, daughter of Sir Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, the Annie Laurie of the song. Although she lived at Craigdarroch for over 50 years, she died at Friars' Carse on the 5th of April 1764, aged 81.
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Old Photograph Woman With Bicycle St Andrews Scotland
Old photograph of a woman with her bicycle in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Kirkpatrick Macmillan, born 2 September 1812 in Keir, Dumfries and Galloway; died 26 January 1878 in Keir, was a Scottish blacksmith. He is generally credited with inventing the rear wheel driven bicycle.
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Old Photograph Blacksmith Island Of Arran Scotland
Old photograph of a Blacksmith on the Island of Arran, Scotland. The blacksmith who shod horses was called a Farrier. A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary. A farrier combines some blacksmith's skills, fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes) with some veterinarian's skills, knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb, to care for horses' feet. The village blacksmith, though, was called upon to do many things.
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Old Photograph Cornhill Scotland
Old photograph of Cornhill a small village near Banff, Scotland. Near to this Scottish village is a castle, Castle of Park, also known as Park House, which was built in the 16th century.
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Old Photograph Fochabers Scotland
Old photograph of Fochabers located ten miles East of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Fochabers was founded in 1776, and is one of the best examples of a planned Scottish village. Alexander Milne born 1742, died 1838, was a Scottish American entrepreneur and philanthropist who was born in Fochabers, Moray. He was employed as a footman by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon and when ordered by the duke to powder his red hair, Milne declined, left his employment and emigrated to the American colonies. By 1776, Milne had moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, where, after doing well in the hardware business, he set up a brick making company using mainly slave labour and by the late 18th century most of the brick used in New Orleans was made at his works.
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Old Photograph Aberlour Scotland
Old photograph of cottages and houses in Aberlour located twelve miles South of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. The full name of this Scottish village is Charlestown of Aberlour. The town was granted its feu charter in 1814 and began to operate its own markets. Whisky was a major industry even then and once the 1823 licensing act was passed and a longer warehousing process introduced it began to take on the more mature characteristics that we are familiar with today.
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Old Photograph Keltie Castle Scotland
Old photograph of Keltie Castle, Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. This Scottish fortified house was built by the Bonar family around 1600. The Rollo family acquired the estate in 1835. Keltie incorporates earlier work. It is an L shaped building with an unusual turret corbelled out on the east gable with five shot holes. There are other shot-holes elsewhere and a stout iron grille over a first floor window.
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Old Photograph Castle Sween Scotland
Old photograph of Castle Sween, Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish castle is thought to be one of the earliest stone castles built in Scotland, having been built sometime in the late twelfth century. In the thirteenth century, the Clan MacSween governed lands extending as far north as Loch Awe and as far south as Skipness Castle on Loch Fyne. In the later half of the thirteenth century the MacSween lands of Knapdale passed into the hands of the Stewart Earls of Menteith. By the time of the Wars of Scottish Independence the MacSweens entered into the service of King Edward I of England in the hope of recovering their lands from the Earl of Menteith, however when Robert the Bruce became King of Scotland he displaced the MacSweens from their lands. After Robert the Bruce had defeated MacDougall Lord of Lorne in 1308, he then laid siege to Alasdair Og MacDonald in Castle Sween. Alastair gave himself up and was disinherited by Robert Bruce who then granted Islay to Alasdair's younger brother, Angus Og, the king's loyal supporter, who also received the Castle Sween in Kintyre from the King. In 1376 half of Knapdale, which included Castle Sween, passed into possession of the MacDonald Lords of the Isles, by grant of Robert II of Scotland to his son-in-law John I, Lord of the Isles.
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Old Photograph Crofter Carrying Peat Scotland
Old photograph of a Crofter carrying a Peat basket on the Island Of Harris, Scotland.
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Old Photograph Lann Hall Scotland
Old photograph of Lann Hall, Tynron, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A late 18th century symmetrically planned small mansion house characterized by its traditional architecture, featuring notable chimneys on the top floor
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Old Photograph Kinlochmore Scotland
Old photograph of Kinlochmore, Kinlochleven, Scotland. This Scottish village is located to the north of the River Leven in Inverness-shire. With Kinlochbeg to the south of the River Leven it was combined to create Kinlochleven, following the construction of an aluminium smelter and associated housing for its employees.
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Tour Scotland Video Exiles Statue National Museum Edinburgh
Tour Scotland travel video of the mother and child maquette in the National Museum on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Edinburgh, Scotland. The original Exiles statue stands at Helmsdale, Sutherland with an exact replica in Winnipeg, Canada, a symbol of the continuing connection between emigrants and Scotland.
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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Red Admiral Butterflies
Tour Scotland video of photographs of Red Admiral butterflies by the coast of the Firth of Tay on a visit to Tayport, Fife, Scotland. This butterfly is unmistakable, with the velvety black wings intersected by striking red bands and is a frequent visitor to the British Isles.
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