Old Photograph Train Station Eddleston Scotland

Old photograph of the train station at Eddleston located four miles North of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. This station on the Edinburgh, Leadburn, Peebles, Galashiels branch of the former North British Railway was opened, by the Peebles Railway, on the 4th of July, 1855. It closed to regular passenger traffic on the 5th of February 1962.



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Old Photograph Taynuilt Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train locomotive in the railway station at Taynuilt, Argyll, Scotland. The Callander and Oban Railway opened Taynuilt railway station in 1880, making the village a popular place for tourists visiting the Scottish Highlands. The ferry service across Loch Etive to Bonawe eventually became a car ferry. Connel Bridge, which had been built to carry the railway over tidal rapids the mouth of the loch, with cars later sharing it as a toll bridge, was converted to being a road bridge when the railway was closed.



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Old Photograph Kentallen Scotland

Old photograph of a steam train locomotive in the railway station at Kentallen which is situated on the shores of Loch Linnhe by Fort William, Scotland. This Scottish railway station opened on the 20th of August 1903. It was laid out with two platforms, one on either side of a crossing loop. There were sidings on the east side of the line. The station had a short closure during 1953 and finally closed in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed.



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Tour Scotland Video Traditional Scottish Home Baking

Tour Scotland video of traditional Scottish Home Baking on visit to a coffee morning in Bridge of Earn by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Includes; angel cakes, caramel shortcake, shortbread, rock cakes, maltesers, heart shaped empire biscuits, cornflake cakes, krispies. tiffin, chocolate marshmallow traybake, oat cookies, rocky road tray bake, gypsy creams, tiffin, butterfly cakes.

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Old Photograph Travelling Piper Birnam Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a travelling Piper outside Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland. Travellers also known as Tinkers are closely tied to the native Highlands, and many traveller families carry clan names like Macfie, Stewart, MacDonald, Cameron, Williamson and Macmillan. They followed a nomadic or settled lifestyle; passing from village to village and are strongly identified with the native Gaelic speaking population. Continuing their nomadic life, they would often pitch their tents on rough ground on the edge of the village and earn money there as tinsmiths, hawkers, horse dealers or pearl fishermen. Many found seasonal employment on farms, e.g. at the berry picking or during harvest time.



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Old Photograph The Burn of Muchalls Scotland

Old photograph of The Burn of Muchalls which is an easterly flowing stream in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Flowing over agricultural land, the Burn of Muchalls traverses through the hamlet of the Bridge of Muchalls, flows beneath the A90 road and the to the rugged shoreline of the North Sea slightly to the south of Doonie Point. Just above the discharge to the North Sea is a scenic pool, used in the drowning scene of Ophelia in the Franco Zeffirelli film Hamlet. A northern fork of the Burn of Muchalls flows over lands of Muchalls Castle.



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Old Photograph Duke Of Gordon Statue Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of the Duke Of Gordon statue in Aberdeen, Scotland. General George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon born 2nd of February 1770, died 28th of May 1836, styled Marquess of Huntly until 1827, was a Scottish nobleman, soldier and politician. He was educated at Eton. He became a professional soldier and rose to the rank of General. As Marquess of Huntly, he served with the Guards in Flanders from 1793 to 1794. He raised the 92nd Highlanders and commanded the regiment in Spain, Corsica, Ireland and the Netherlands from 1795 to 1799, where he was badly wounded. He commanded a division in the Walcheren Expedition of 1809. He was a freemason and was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1792 to 1794. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1830, was Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1828 to 1830, a post that his father had held until 1827, and from 1827 to 1836 was Governor of Edinburgh Castle,

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Old Photographs Giffnock Scotland

Old photograph of Giffnock located six miles from Paisley, Scotland. Giffnock was primarily a scattered farming community until late 1780. In 1835, the first sandstone quarry in Giffnock opened. Before long, the town became known for this industry, and at its peak, there were four quarries in Giffnock, three surface quarries and one underground quarry, which together employed over 1,000 men. Sandstone from the Giffnock quarries was primarily used within the nearby city of Glasgow and can be found in older parts of the University of Glasgow and the interior of Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Coal mining was also carried out in Giffnock, between 1850 and 1926.



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Old Photograph Hanging Tree Scotland

Old photograph of the Hanging Tree located two miles South of Jedburgh, Borders, Scotland. Also known as the Capon Tree, this ancient Scottish tree gets its name from the Capuchin monks who sheltered under it as they travelled to Jedburgh Abbey. It was however, a meeting place for the Clans in the Scottish Borders and in those days was known as the hanging tree.


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Old Photograph Castle Sinclair Girnigoe Scotland

Old photograph of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe located three miles North of Wick, Scotland. This is considered to be one of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair. In 1577, George Sinclair, the 4th Earl of Caithness imprisoned his own son John, Master of Caithness in this Scottish castle, on suspicion of rebelling against his rule. He was held there for seven years, after which his father fed him a diet of salted beef, with nothing to drink, so that he eventually died insane from thirst.


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Tour Scotland Self Catering Holiday Cottage Recommendations Dornie

Tour Scotland self catering holiday cottage recommendations in Dornie, Scotland.

Dornie cottage is set in the heart of Dornie. 5 minute walk to Eilean Donan Castle. Next door to the local traditional highland pub and minutes from the local shop. It boasts breathtaking walks and just 20 minutes to the Isle of Skye and Portree. 15 minutes to Kyle. It has great walking routes or you can just relax and let the world go by. It will be a holiday to remember. You can catch the Citylink bus from Glasgow. Glencoe is just an hour and a half away. Inverness is also an hour and a half away.

Red House Dornie is a large lochside house, dating from the early 1800's, on the stunning West Coast of Scotland. It is available as a weekly let self catering property for up to 12 people and has been rated as a 4* self catering property for 4 years running by VisitScotland. The house faces the Isle of Skye and is a 5 minute stroll from the world famous Eilean Donan Castle. It is situated in the village of Dornie, where three lochs meet, Loch Long, Loch Alsh and Loch Duich. It's 9 miles from Kyle of Lochalsh and the Skye bridge, 11 miles from picturesque Plockton and a stunning drive away is Applecross. Dornie has a traditional pub, a hotel, village Post Office & shop. Eilean Donan Castle, reputedly the most photographed castle in Scotland, is a few minutes walk away and can be seen from the front garden.

Loch Duich cottage in Ratagan near Dornie, sleeps four people in two bedrooms. Loch Duich Cottage is a comfortable, semi-detached cottage set in a spectacular area by the shores of Loch Duich, eight miles from Dornie in the Scottish Highlands. There are two bedrooms, including a four poster king-size double and a twin, meaning up to four people can enjoy a wonderful holiday here. There's also a ground floor bathroom, a kitchen, a utility room, dining room, sitting room with woodburner and a compact reading room. Outside, there is a small bench on the front porch, a perfect place for a morning cup of coffee, plus a front lawned garden with furniture and BBQ, offering sweeping sights across the loch. Loch Duich Cottage is a fantastic base for couples and small groups seeking beautiful outdoor scenery, with wonderful walks from the door.



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Tour Scotland Holiday Cottage Recommendation Farr by Inverness

Tour Scotland self catering holiday cottage recommendations in Farr by Inverness, Scotland.

Balnabodach cottage in Farr sleeps six people in three bedrooms. Balnabodach is a detached cottage in a remote location on a working farm in the hamlet of Farr, ten miles from Inverness. The cottage has a ground floor double with an en-suite, a double and a twin room, along with a bathroom on the ground floor. There is a kitchen with dining area, and a sitting room with electric stove. Outside is a garden with furniture, and fishing is on offer 30 minutes' walk away. Balnabodach makes a great base for touring this beautiful part of Scotland.

Strathnairn has three bedrooms comprising one king size with en suite shower, one twin and one single with a pull out companion bed plus a sofa bed if required in the sun lounge and a family bathroom with shower over bath. There is a patio with outdoor furniture and a gas barbecue allowing you to sit or dine outside in good weather. There is table football in the garden shed adjacent to the cottage. The kitchen is equipped with everything you will require for a relaxing holiday. Double-glazing and air source heating ensure that the cottage is snug and warm throughout the year.

A Log Cabin recently completed to the highest standard is located just outside the village of Farr in the beautiful river valley of Strathnairn. Only 10 miles south of Inverness yet surrounded by forests and hills this makes for a fantastic location for a visit to the highlands of Scotland.

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Old Photographs Machrihanish Scotland

Old photograph of Machrihanish, Argyll, Scotland. Machrihanish has a classic links golf course described by some as the best Scottish links course. Campbeltown Airport, formerly RAF Machrihanish, is located near the village. Coal was mined near the village, the Machrihanish Coalfield being one of Britain's smallest coalfields.



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Old Photograph Black Isle To Inverness Ferry Scotland

Old photograph of the ferry between the Black Isle and Inverness, Scotland. There is an early record of a ferry at Kessock in the 15th century. Over the years sail, steam and diesel powered ferries have crossed the narrows to provide a direct link between the Black Isle and Inverness, until the opening of the Kessock Bridge in 1982. The ferry was caught in a storm in 1894, leading to the death of three ferrymen and three coastguards who were attempting to rescue them. The tragedy was immortalised by the poet William McGonagall. The two steam boats Nellie and Maud formed the Kessock Ferry before, during and until just after the First World War. They were named after relatives of Lord Burton of Dochfour, whose family owned the Kessock Estate and the ferry. In the winter, passengers were usually outnumbered by cattle, sheep and pigs on their way to market.

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Old Photograph Broughton Scotland

Old photograph of Broughton in the Borders, Scotland. John Buchan, the author, was was the first child of John Buchan, a Free Church of Scotland minister, and Helen Jane Buchan. He was born in Perth, Perthshire, and brought up in Kirkcaldy, Fife. He spent many summer holidays with his grandparents on a visit to Broughton. There he developed a love of walking, as well as for the local scenery and wildlife, which often featured in his novels; the name of a protagonist in several of Buchan's books, Sir Edward Leithen, is borrowed from the Leithen Water, a tributary of the River Tweed.



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Old Photograph Boghead Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Boghead, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish village located twenty three miles south east of Glasgow originated around the early 19th century as a settlement based around the old Blackwood Estate, as the original inhabitants used to work there. Blackwood estate provided farming work for local families. The Blackwood Estate, seat of the Weir de Veres since the thirteenth century, afterwards the Hope-Veres, was the most extensive estate in the parish of Lesmahagow and by some accounts the largest estate in the County of Lanark.



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Old Photographs Garvald Scotland

Old photograph of Garvald a village south of Haddington, Scotland. The church and cemetery is situated at the eastern end of the village. The north west corner of the church is 12th century; the south wall has a sundial upon it dated 1633, and the north aisle is of 1677. In 1829 John Swinton, from Haddington, completely remodelled the church, which included four Gothic windows and the Western belfry. The Rector of Garvald in 1504 was Master Patrick Coventrie, who held a BA in Theology.



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Tour Scotland Video Troon Blackrock Pipe Band Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Troon Blackrock Pipe Band marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful Scottish band are a grade 3A band, based in South Ayrshire.

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Tour Scotland Video City Of Brechin Pipe Band Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of City Of Brechin Pipe Band marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful Scottish band is based in the Cathedral City of Brechin in Angus.

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Old Photograph Gatehead Scotland

Old photograph of the chapel at Gatehead located half a mile from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Gatehead itself likely took its name from a Turnpike road and toll bar, the Gatehead Toll Bar, recorded as early as 1745.


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Old Photograph Locheport Scotland

Old photograph of Locheport located ten miles from Lochmaddy, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. A late 19th century clearance settlement, many came here from Sollas.

Old Photograph Lochore Scotland

Old photograph of Lochore, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish village is a former mining village, it takes its name from the nearby Loch Ore. It is largely joined to the adjacent villages of Ballingry to the north and Crosshill to the south. The only method of public transport is bus. Number 19, goes from Dunfermline to Ballingry passes through Lochore. Number 34, goes from Kirkcaldy to Ballingry passes through Lochore. Number 81 goes from Dunfermline to Glenrothes passes through Lochore. There is also a much smaller local bus, the number 20, which goes from Lochore to Lochgelly. The nearest railway station is Lochgelly.



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Old Photographs Dundonald Scotland

Old photograph of Dundonald in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The name Dundonald is derived from the British Din Dyfnwal, meaning "fort of Donald". It likely refers to a king named Dyfnwal who ruled this part of the Kingdom of Strathclyde between the 8th and 10th centuries. This Scottish village is mostly known for Dundonald Castle, which was built in the 14th century by king Robert II, on the ruins of a castle built earlier in 1260 by his grandfather, Alexander Comyn. It served the Scottish kings for 150 years.


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Old Photographs Monifieth Scotland

Old photograph of Monifieth located six miles West of Dundee, Scotland. Monifieth remained a small village, comprising a number of turf huts until the early 19th century. In the eighteenth century, the economy of the parish was mainly dependent on agriculture. Other industries included quarrying, weaving within the home and the start of manufacturing of linseed oil at a water-powered mill by the Dighty burn, supporting a small community, Milltown, later named as Milton of Monifieth. Although Monifieth had no harbour, cargo was off-loaded from vessels on Monifieth Sands in the relatively sheltered Firth of Tay at low tide and horse-drawn vehicles would move the cargo to nearby destinations.



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Old Photograph East Calder Scotland

Old photograph of East Calder in West Lothian, Scotland. This small Scottish town is located about a mile east of Mid Calder and about a mile west of Wilkieston. The area later became an important industrial center due to extensive limestone quarries in the 18th and 19th centuries, which supplied lime for building Edinburgh's New Town



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Old Photograph Forth Village Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Forth village, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. This Scottish village is first mentioned in a great seal charter of 1599. The first jobs available in the town of Forth were thought to be handloom weavers who, after an increase in the towns capacity to 170, were replaced by different trades such as ironstone, limestone and coalminers. The latter trades contribute to why it is known as a mining village.



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Tour Scotland Video MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful Scottish band is a Grade 2 and Novice Juvenile Pipe Band from Dundee.

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Tour Scotland Video Kinross And District Pipe Band Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Kinross And District Pipe Band marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful Scottish band was formed in the summer of 1946 to play at local galas, festival events and pipe band competitions.

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Tour Scotland Video 6th 8th Dundee Boys Brigade Pipe Band Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of 6th 8th Dundee Boys Brigade Pipe Band marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful Scottish band was established in 1914, Their tartan is Drummond of Perth. The Boys' Brigade is an interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by Sir William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values. Following its inception in Glasgow in 1883, the BB quickly spread across the United Kingdom and became a worldwide organisation by the early 1890s. There are 500,000 Boys' Brigade members in 60 countries.

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Tour Scotland Video Carnoustie and District Pipe Band Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Carnoustie and District Pipe Band marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful Scottish band was founded in 2008 in Carnoustie, Angus, on the east coast of Scotland, they have members from across the whole of Tayside; from Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross.

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Old Photographs Baldernock Scotland

Old photograph of the church and cemetery in Baldernock located ten miles to the North of Glasgow, Scotland. There had been a church on this site for at least a century and a half. The oldest gravestone is from 1644, and the oldest gravestone that can be deciphered is from 1665. However, by the late 18th century, the church was in severe disrepair and in 1795 a new church was built, incorporating some of the stonework of the previous church.

Old photograph of the church in Baldernock located ten miles to the North of Glasgow, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Liberton Scotland

Old photograph of the church in Liberton located just South of Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish church dates from the 17th century but was extensively rebuilt in 1815 (by the noted Scots architect James Gillespie Graham.

Old photograph of Liberton located just South of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Church Chirnside Scotland

Old photograph of the church in Chirnside located seven miles East of Duns in the Borders, Scotland. The parish church at Chirnside dates from the 12th century. It was substantially rebuilt in 1878 and extensively restored and altered in 1907. David Hume, the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, lived in Ninewells House, just south of the village. His nephew, David, later Baron Hume, the noted Scottish jurist was baptised 1757 at Chirnside. Chirnside is also the last resting place of Jim Clark, former world champion Formula One racing car driver.



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Old Photograph Gladsmuir Scotland

Old photograph of the church in Gladsmuir near Prestonpans to the East of Edinburgh, Scotland. Gladsmuir Parish Kirk is a Romanesque cruciform church dating from 1839 and designed by William Burn. This Scottish village was the site of the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745.



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Old Photograph Cranstoun Scotland

Old photograph of the church in Cranstoun twelves miles South East of Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish church stands in the grounds of Oxenfoord Castle. In the past it was destroyed twice by fire and is now a beautiful, warm and welcoming church. It was built by the architect Richard Dickson in 1824, restored in 1861 by Wardrop and enlarged in 1875 by Wardrop and Reid.



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Old Photograph King's Cave Arran Scotland

Old photograph of the King's Cave at Blackwaterfoot, Island of Arran, Scotland. One of the caves here is said to have been the refuge in which Robert the Bruce had his famed encounter with a spider.



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Old Photograph Spott Scotland

Old photograph of Spott church located two miles South of Dunbar, Scotland. The origins of this Scottish church are rather vague, but it is certain there was a church here before the Reformation, when Spott Kirk was a prebendary of the Collegiate Church of Dunbar. Major repairs were carried out on the church in 1790 and again the following century giving its present cruciform shape. One arm of the church is an ancient burial vault. In 1570 the minister, John Kelloe, hanged his wife in the manse before delivering " a more than usually eloquent sermon ". He was executed on October 4th at Edinburgh at the Gallow Lee on Leith Walk, Edinburgh for the crime.



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Old Photograph Westhaven Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and woman in Westhaven, Carnoustie, Scotland. The small fishing fleet in Westhaven caught cod for export and haddock which was largely destined for Dundee and Forfar. Lobsters were caught for live export to London, England and crabs were caught for local use in this coastal village.



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Tour Scotland Video Tulliallan Pipes and Drums Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of Tulliallan Pipes and Drums marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition on visit and trip to Crieff in Highland Perthshire. This wonderful Scottish band is based at Kincardine Community centre as well as Tulliallan Police college.

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Tour Scotland Video Perth And District Pipe Band Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Perth And District Pipe Band marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful Scottish band aims to promote and develop the playing of the Highland Bagpipe and Pipe Band drumming; and to provide tuition in piping and drumming and to perform as a Pipe Band in the community and in competitions.

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Tour Scotland Video Vale of Atholl Pipe Band Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Vale of Atholl Pipe Band marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful Scottish band, the Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band is a competitive grade one pipe band. The band has placed highly in the Major Scottish competitions and the World Pipe Band Championships.

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Tour Scotland Video Goulburn Soldiers Club Pipes and Drums Crieff Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Goulburn Soldiers Club Pipes and Drums marching through town to the Highland Games Pipe Band competition in Crieff in Perthshire, Scotland. This wonderful band is from Goulburn, a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It has been a pleasure to see them in Scotland, and I hope they enjoyed their visit.

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Old Photograph Newton of Pitcairns Scotland

Old photograph of weavers cottages in Newton of Pitcairns, Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. The area has a history tied to the burning of Dunning by Jacobites. It has a history intertwined with the Pitcairn family and local legends. The area is known for the ruins of Pitcairn House, built around 1650, and its association with the notable figure Archibald Pitcairne. T


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Old Photograph Havera Scotland

Old photograph of Crofter islanders on Havera, Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland. This small Scottish island was abandoned in 1923. Olaf Sinclair, foud, a kind of magistrate, of all Shetland lived here in the 16th century.



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Tour Scotland Video Supercars Broxden Services Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of Supercars leaving Broxden Services on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A cavalcade of cars including makes such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Porsche, Bentley and others departing from Perth on their way to Tyndrum and then onwards to Glencoe and Mallaig. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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Old Photograph Blacksboat Scotland

Old photograph of Blacksboat located on the right bank of the River Spey in Moray, Scotland.There used to be a ferry crossing here.



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Old Photograph Balruddery House Scotland

Old photograph of Balruddery House which was located nine miles West North west of Dundee, Scotland. This Scottish mansion was designed by David Neave for James Webster in 1820. The house was altered and extended by Charles Edward and Thomas Saunders Robertson in 1880. The house was rebuilt after a fire in 1889 by Sidney Mitchell and demolished in early 1962.



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Old Photograph Cottages Bankend Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Bankend village located six miles South East of Dumfries, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Video Brough of Birsay Pictish Symbol Stone

Tour Scotland travel video of Brough of Birsay Pictish Symbol Stone from Orkney Islands in the National Museum on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Edinburgh. Carved into the face of the stone are symbols of a mirror and a crescent and V-rod. Beneath these is a fine example of the eagle symbol. Then, at the base of the stone are armed Pictish warriors. Originally over six feet tall, the Birsay stone was found in fragments during the 1935 excavation of a later Christian cemetery on the Brough.

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Tour Scotland Video Warrior Pictish Symbol Stone

Tour Scotland travel video of a Warrior Pictish Symbol Stone in the National Museum on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Edinburgh. Pictish sculptured stone showing horsemen and warriors, from Dull, Perthshire. As a matter of interest the village of Dull has now twinned with Dull in Oregon, USA.

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