Old photograph of Dunans Castle in Glendaruel on the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish castle was for over two centuries the home of the Fletcher Clan who moved to the site between 1715 and 1745 carrying with them the door of their previous home at Achallader Castle. The building passed out of Fletcher hands in 1997 when the entire 3000 acre Dunans estate was sold off by Colonel Archibald Fletcher's heirs and subsequently split up. castle was gutted by fire on 14 January 2001 while being run as a hotel and the building was left as a ruin.
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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Butcher Demonstration Food Market Perth Perthshire
Tour Scotland travel video of a Scottish Butcher Demonstration at the food market on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and small group trip to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Old Photograph Killochan Castle Scotland
Old photograph of Killochan Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland. This Scottish castle is one of the finest fortified houses in South Scotland, with history dating back to 1324. The lands were gifted to the Cathcart Family by Robert the Bruce and the castle remained in the Cathcart Family for the next 630 years, one of the longest terms of ownership in one family for a Scottish residence. A force of 120 solders was order to attack Killochan in 1678 but had to admit defeat due to its heavy fortifications. During the 18th Century, out buildings were demolished and Robert Adam, famed architect of the time, designed a new wing and the Gatehouse. The castle has a large number of secret passages and stairways built into the huge stone walls and behind panelling to allow the family escape routes if the odds were to heavily stacked against them.
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Old Photographs War Memorial Carmunnock Scotland
Old photograph of the War Memorial in Carmunnock in Glasgow, Scotland.
World War I Roll of Honour
Lieutenant; James Stirling-Stuart, son of William Stirling-Stuart, of Castlemilk, Lanarkshire.
Lance Corporal; David Young, son of Mary Young, of Davielea, Carmunnock, Glasgow.
Private: William Young, son of William and Jeanie Young, of 2, Hurlet Cottages, Nitshill, Carmunnock, Glasgow.
Corporal; John Little, son of John and Margaret Little, of Craigmiln, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Private; Peter Miller
Private; James Warnock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Warnock, of Pedmyre, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Corporal; Robert Dick Fleming, son of James and Jeanie Fleming, of Muirside Farm, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Private; John Gray
Private; Archibald MacIntyre
Corporal; James Twaddle, son of William and Jane Twaddle, of Carmunnock, Glasgow.
Private; H Fairley
Private; Charles MacDougall, son of Norman M. and Annie MacDougall, of 15, Hillcrest, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Private; David Stott, son of James and Mary Stott. Born at Thornton Hall, Lanarkshire
World War 2 Roll of Honour
Gunner; Thomas Crawford, son of Charles M. Crawford and Jean Donaghy Crawford, of Pollockshields, Glasgow.
Able Seaman; William Henry Close, son of Alexander and Euphemia McCulloch Close, of Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Leading Aircraftman; John Hendrie Edwards
Aircraftman 1st Class; Henry Graham, son of Henry and Jane Graham, of Glasgow; husband of Sarah Graham, of Glasgow.
Rifleman; Robert Hodge
Aircraftman 2nd Class; Thomas Hodge, son of James and Helen Hodge, of Glasgow; husband of Frances Margaret Hodge, of Carmunnock.
Trooper; George Alexander Stewart, son of James McGregor Stewart and Elizabeth Stewart, of Glasgow.
Sergeant; Ian William Sanderson, son of Gordon Sanderson, and of Letitia H. Sanderson, of Carmunnock, Lanarkshire. Born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire.
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World War I Roll of Honour
Lieutenant; James Stirling-Stuart, son of William Stirling-Stuart, of Castlemilk, Lanarkshire.
Lance Corporal; David Young, son of Mary Young, of Davielea, Carmunnock, Glasgow.
Private: William Young, son of William and Jeanie Young, of 2, Hurlet Cottages, Nitshill, Carmunnock, Glasgow.
Corporal; John Little, son of John and Margaret Little, of Craigmiln, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Private; Peter Miller
Private; James Warnock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Warnock, of Pedmyre, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Corporal; Robert Dick Fleming, son of James and Jeanie Fleming, of Muirside Farm, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Private; John Gray
Private; Archibald MacIntyre
Corporal; James Twaddle, son of William and Jane Twaddle, of Carmunnock, Glasgow.
Private; H Fairley
Private; Charles MacDougall, son of Norman M. and Annie MacDougall, of 15, Hillcrest, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Private; David Stott, son of James and Mary Stott. Born at Thornton Hall, Lanarkshire
World War 2 Roll of Honour
Gunner; Thomas Crawford, son of Charles M. Crawford and Jean Donaghy Crawford, of Pollockshields, Glasgow.
Able Seaman; William Henry Close, son of Alexander and Euphemia McCulloch Close, of Carmunnock, Lanarkshire.
Leading Aircraftman; John Hendrie Edwards
Aircraftman 1st Class; Henry Graham, son of Henry and Jane Graham, of Glasgow; husband of Sarah Graham, of Glasgow.
Rifleman; Robert Hodge
Aircraftman 2nd Class; Thomas Hodge, son of James and Helen Hodge, of Glasgow; husband of Frances Margaret Hodge, of Carmunnock.
Trooper; George Alexander Stewart, son of James McGregor Stewart and Elizabeth Stewart, of Glasgow.
Sergeant; Ian William Sanderson, son of Gordon Sanderson, and of Letitia H. Sanderson, of Carmunnock, Lanarkshire. Born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire.
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Old Photograph King James VI Golf Course Perth Scotland
Old photograph of golfers on King James VI Golf Course by the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Founded in 1858 nearby at Perth's South Inch, then relocated to Moncrieffe Island in 1897, the course was designed by Old Tom Morris, the legendary winner of multiple British Open Championships. Thomas Mitchell Morris, Senior, born 16 June 1821, died 24 May 1908, otherwise known as Old Tom Morris, was a pioneer of professional golf. He was born in St Andrews, Fife.
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Old Photograph Toll House Lamberton Scotland
Old photograph of the Toll House in Lamberton in the Borders, Scotland. The now demolished Old Toll House at Lamberton, situated just across the border from England, was notorious for its irregular marriages. From 1798 to 1858 keepers of the Toll, as well as questionable men of the cloth used to marry couples in the same fashion as at the more familiar Gretna Green. The now ruined Lamberton Kirk was the church where, in July 1503, Margaret Tudor the daughter of King Henry VII of England, met the representatives of King James IV of Scotland, and traditionally is said to have married him by proxy, thus leading to the eventual succession of James VI to the English throne.
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Old Photograph Mill Cleghorn Scotland
Old photograph of the mill by Cleghorn near Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Mouse River runs through Cleghorn, coming down from the hills of the village of Forth, through Carstairs Village. People have lived in the area of Cleghorn for over 500 years, from wealthy land owners, to the Romans, who built roads and forts around the area.
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Old Photograph Toft Shetland Scotland
Old photograph of Toft, a ferry port approximately one mile north of Mossbank on mainland Shetland Islands, Scotland. From here, a car ferry service to Ulsta on the island of Yell operates. Toft is located in the parish of Delting.
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Old Photograph Belleisle Golf Course Scotland
Old photograph of Belleisle Golf Course near Ayr Ayrshire, Scotland. This course was designed in 1927 by James Braid who was born in Earlsferry, in the East Neuk of Fife.
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Old Photograph Railway Station Alves Scotland
Old photograph of a steam train in the railway station in Alves, Moray, Scotland. This Scottish station was the junction where the line to Burghead and Hopeman diverged from the line from Aberdeen to Inverness. Opened by the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway, then absorbed by the Highland Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during 1923. The line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board in May 1965.
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Old Photograph Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Aberdeenshire Scotland
Old photograph of the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin in Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary was built by William Comyn, Earl of Buchan, during the same period as the Castle of Rattray and was a private chapel for the castle and its residents.
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Old Photograph Ford Argyll Scotland
Old photograph of Ford village located at the southern end of Loch Awe, Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish village grew from just being a stopping point on the Highland cattle drove route to Inveraray, until it eventually gained a church, school, blacksmiths and a village shop. The Ford Hotel dates back to 1864 and was probably erected on the site of the old change house. he hill known as Dun Dubh overlooks the village. Many prehistoric structures survive within the village boundary and are all easily accessible or can be seen from the public road.
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Old Photograph Golf Course Helmsdale Scotland
Old photograph of golfers on the golf course in Helmsdale on the east coast of Sutherland, Scotland.
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Old Photograph Old Parish Church Cathcart Glasgow Scotland
Old photograph of the old parish church in Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland. This Scottish church was from an original design in 1923 by Clifford and Lunan, but completed 1928 by Watson, Salmon and Gray. The size is enhanced by the low porch and range of vestries. South transept contains a display of the church's history over 800 years; the north transept was converted in 1962 to the McKellar Memorial Chapel. Tapestry of The Last Supper by Charles Marshall, stained glass by James Crombie. Organ by John R Miller 1890, restored and converted to electro-mechanical action 1994.
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Old Photograph St Ninian's Church Tynet Scotland
Old photograph of St Ninian's Church in Tynet near Buckie on the Moray Firth, Scotland. St Ninian's replaced a church located in St Ninian's burial ground, Chapelford, that was destroyed by soldiers in 1728. Before the construction of St. Ninian's, services were held on an occasional basis, often at night in barns conducted by priests who traveled disguised as ordinary farmers. Erected in 1755, it is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic church built in Scotland after the Reformation.
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