Old Photograph Golf Course Largs Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on the golf course at Largs in Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1891 a small number of local businessmen organised a meeting in St Columba’s Church hall with the main item on the agenda being the acquisition of land and members to form what now is known as Largs Golf Club.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Golf Course Cullen Scotland

Old photograph of golfers by the golf course at Cullen, Moray, Scotland. Cullen was founded in 1870 and designed by Old Tom Morris who was born in St Andrews, Fife. The course is centrally situated between Aberdeen and Inverness on the Moray Firth Coast.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Kelton Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Kelton village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Kelton was a parish located in the former county of Kirkcudbrightshire. The neighbouring parishes were: Balmaghie, Buittle, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbright, Rerrick and Tongland. The parish included the settlements of Airieland, Buchan, Castle Douglas, Gelston, Mid Kelton, Rhonehouse, Shiellahill and Threave.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Waterfall Bannockburn Scotland

Old photograph of a boy fishing by the waterfall near Bannockburn village located just South of Stirling, Scotland.





All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Crossraguel Abbey Scotland

Old photograph of Crossraguel Abbey near Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Founded in 1244 by Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick, following an earlier donation of 1225, to the monks of Paisley Abbey for that purpose. They reputedly built nothing more than a small chapel and kept the balance for themselves. The Earl took the matter to the Bishop of Glasgow for arbitration and, winning his case, forced the monks to build a proper abbey. Crossraguel was sacked in 1307 by the army of Edward I. It was rebuilt on a larger scale and remained a monastery until 1560, when the Reformation ended monastic institutions in Scotland. However, the few remaining monks were allowed to live out their time there until the last monk died in 1601. The Kennedy family, Earls of Cassilis famously obtained the lands of Crossraguel Abbey through the torturing by Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis of Allan Stewart, the commendator at his castle of Dunure.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Autumn Video Trees Loch Faskally Pitlochry Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn video of trees by Loch Faskally on ancestry visit to Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Autumn Video Boating Station Loch Faskally Pitlochry Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn travel video of the boating station on Loch Faskally on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The main method of fishing Loch Faskally is by trolling from a boat.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Autumn Video Autumn Loch Faskally And Coronation Bridge Pitlochry Highland Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Autumn travel video of Loch Faskally and the Coronation Bridge on ancestry history visit and trip to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire. The A9 road North to Inverness crosses crosses Loch Faskally just outside Pitlochry. The Bridge is a steel girder bridge, with an S2 Concrete deck. The structure is supported by two inclined piers launching from either bank. A rather unusual feature of this bridge is that it has 3 permanent cradles underneath, which run on suspended rails to facilitate maintainance of the structure.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Autumn Video Wind Sculptures By Loch Faskally Highland Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn video of wind sculptures by Loch Faskally on ancestry visit to Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video David Haines Memorial Service Congregational Church Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Michael Haines and Barbara Henning arriving at the Congregational Church in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They were on a visit to Perth for the memorial service for David Haines. Michael is the brother of David Haines, the British aid worker from the Perth area who was killed by Islamist militants in Syria. Barbara Henning is the wife of taxi driver Alan Henning, from Eccles in Greater Manchester, England, who was also killed by IS militants decided to visit Perth on this day. The private service was a celebration of the life of David Haines, and donations were requested for the charity Hostage UK instead of flowers. May David and Alan, both kind, brave mean, Rest In Peace.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Autumn Morning M71 Passenger Bus Drive Into West End Edinburgh

Tour Scotland Autumn early morning video of and M71 passenger bus drive into the West End of the centre of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is often better to take a bus into Edinburgh on a visit as parking for cars is limited and expensive.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Autumn Morning M71 Passenger Bus Crossing Forth Road Bridge

Tour Scotland Autumn early morning video of the M71 passenger bus crossing the Forth Road Bridge over the Firth of Forth, from North Queensferry in Fife on ancestry visit to South Queensferry near near Edinburgh, Scotland. It is often better to take a bus into Edinburgh on a visit as parking for cars is limited and expensive.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Bandstand Pittencrieff Park Dunfermline Scotland

Old photograph of people around the bandstand in Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The Pittencrieff Estate was a private property until Andrew Carnegie purchased it in 1902. As a boy growing up in Dunfermline, Andrew Carnegie had been forbidden from entering the private grounds of the Pittencrieff estate.


All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Entertainers Beach Pavilion Kinghorn Fife Scotland

Old photograph of entertainers in the Beach Pavilion in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. The Kinghorn Beach Pavilion was part of the town's transformation into a popular Edwardian era seaside resort, driven by the arrival of the railway in the 1840s and the subsequent promotion of its picturesque beach. The open air stage and entertainment for day trippers, such as Pierrot shows, were likely located near the beach to capitalize on the area's growing popularity for seaside entertainment and holiday making.


All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Submarines Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of Royal Navy submarines in Victoria Dock in Dundee, Scotland. Construction of Victoria dock was begun in 1833 by the Dundee Harbour engineer, James Leslie, born 1801, died 1889, to a design by Thomas Telford, born 1757, died 1834. However, it was not completed until 1875. It was when finished one of the largest enclosed docks in Scotland.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Fishwives Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of fishwives in Dundee, Scotland. Fishwives from East Coast fishing villages in Fife and Angus used take the fish that the men had caught while line fishing, and the sell them inland, to larger towns like Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, and other towns.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Cupar Road Newport-on-Tay Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people, car, shops and church on Cupar Road in Newport on Tay in Fife, Scotland. The town was established near the endpoint of one part of a ferry route on the Firth of Tay that itself was started in the 12th century. In 1715 a new pier and inn were built, the work being funded by the Guilds of Dundee which resulted in the settlement being called originally being called New Dundee. Thomas Telford built a new harbour in the 1820s, and the town expanded and grew into a commuter suburb of Dundee as the prosperous jute manufacturers, industrialists and the middle and upper working class of Dundee established fashionable residences in Newport.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph War Memorial Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. This memorial and gardens was the gift of linoleum manufacturer John Nairn, in memory of his son who was killed on the Western Front. Erected in 1923, the memorial was formally unveiled by Admiral Lord Wester Wemyss on 27th June 1925.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Younger Hall St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Younger Hall in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. This building was designed by British architect, Paul Waterhouse, born 29th of October 1861, died 19th of December 1924. He was the son and business partner of Alfred Waterhouse, an architect who designed many well-known buildings in England and had been President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Paul was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, obtaining his MA in 1887. He joined his father's practice and became a partner in 1891, taking over the practice in 1905 and continuing his father's commitment to working on large business and public buildings. His own simpler and more classical style was demonstrated in his work for St Andrew's University in Scotland, the University Union, St Regulus Club and the Younger Hall.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Queensferry Crossing Replacement Forth Road Bridge Construction Firth Of Forth

Tour Scotland Autumn video of replacement Forth Road Bridge construction over the Firth Of Forth. Shot with a long lens on ancestry visit to South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. This is Scotland’s biggest transport infrastructure project in a generation. It is being built alongside the existing road bridge. The Queensferry Crossing will carry the M90 motorway across the Firth of Forth, and will connect Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Monument To Royal Scots Greys Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh

Tour Scotland travel video of the monument to the Royal Scots Greys in Princes Street Gardens below Edinburgh Castle on ancestry visit and trip to Edinburgh. This equestrian bronze depicts a Royal Scots Dragoon Guard, Carabinier and Greys, in uniform with bearskin hat, sword and rifle, it is by William Birnie Rhind, born 1853, died 1933, and was unveiled by the Earl of Rosebery on the 16th November 1906. The eagle insignia on the plaque was adopted by the regiment, after Ensign Ewart captured it from the French at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. Plaques to commemorate the regimental fallen in two World Wars, 1914 to 1918 and 1939 to 1945 were added later.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Coxton Tower Scotland

Old photograph of Coxton Tower located three miles South East of Elgin, Moray, Scotland. This was originally a late 16th century stone tower house built by the Innes family. In 1584 after a family dispute, the newly built square tower of Coxton was torched by the Laird of Innes. Alexander Innes rebuild the tower in the early 17th century.


All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Archiestown Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people in Archiestown, a small village in Moray, Scotland. This Scottish village was named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. It is a typical 18th century planned village. Originally intended as a weaving centre, it is better known for the nearby whisky distilleries of Cardhu, Knockando, Tamdhu and The Macallan. Sir Archibald Grant, born 25 September 1696, died 17 September 1778, was in his early life was a company speculator and the Member of parliament for Aberdeenshire. After his expulsion from the House of Commons for his involvement in the frauds on the Charitable Corporation, he returned to Scotland and devoted his time to improving his estate. Grant married four times. By his first wife, Jean, daughter of the Reverend William Meldrum of Meldrum, he had two daughters. His second wife, daughter of Charles Potts of Castleton in Derbyshire, England, was the mother of his heir Sir Archibald Grant, 3rd Baronet. The third was Elizabeth, widow of James Callander of Jamaica. Finally, he married Jane, widow of Andrew Millar, a London bookseller.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Scottish Men Curling European Playdowns Dewars Centre Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of Scottish men curling at the European Playdowns in the Dewars Centre on visit to Perth, Perthshire. This is a qualifying event to determine Scotland’s representative teams both male and female for the European Curling Championships 2014 in Champery, Switzerland. Entry to this event is by invitation only.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Scottish Women Curling European Playdowns Dewars Centre Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland travel video of Scottish women curling at the European Playdowns in the Dewars Centre on visit to and trip to Perth, Perthshire. This is a qualifying event to determine Scotland’s representative teams both male and female for the European Curling Championships 2014 in Champery, Switzerland. Entry to this event is by invitation only.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph James Ramsay MacDonald House Lossiemouth Scotland

Old photograph of the James Ramsay MacDonald house on Prospect Terrace in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland. James was born on 12 October 1866 at Gregory Place, Lossiemouth, he was the illegitimate son of John MacDonald, a farm labourer, and Anne Ramsay, a housemaid. He became a British statesman who was the first ever Labour Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leading a Labour Government in 1924, a Labour Government from 1929 to 1931, and a National Government from 1931 to 1935. In 1909 he built this house, the Hillocks, for his mother to look after his six children while he was abroad. Two were born in Lossiemouth and the older ones started school there. In 1910 his mother Annie Ramsay died and in 1911 his wife Margaret died. He died on board the liner Reina del Pacifico at sea on 9 November 1937, aged 71. He was buried alongside his wife at Spynie in his native Morayshire.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Glendale Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Glendale on the north western coastline of the Duirinish peninsula on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The area encompasses the small crofting townships of Skinidin, Colbost, Fasach, Glasphein, Holmisdale, Lephin, Hamaraverin, Borrodale, Milovaig and Waterstein. During the unsettled times of the late nineteenth century, when the local crofters sought land reform, this area played an important part in the struggle. After the Battle of the Braes in 1882, the unrest spread to Glendale. The landlords refused to allow the local population to collect wood from the shore for heating, and they had to use straw to thatch the houses as they were forbidden to cut rushes. Land was in short supply as the holdings had been sub-divided 40 years earlier to provide for those cleared from better land. Led by John MacPherson, the crofters demanded the return of the common grazing land that had been taken from them. Taking direct action, they began grazing their cattle on this land, court orders for their removal notwithstanding. Police action in January 1883 proved ineffective and eventually a government official was sent to Skye on board the navy gunboat HMS Jackal to conduct negotiations. Five crofters including MacPherson agreed to stand in a token trial. They were sentenced to two months in jail and became known as the " Glendale martyrs ", and are commemorated by a memorial in the village. It was also agreed that a Royal Commission, which became the Napier Commission, would be set up to investigate the crofters’ grievances, which eventually resulted in the far reaching Crofters Act of 1886.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Tram Bieldside Scotland

Old photograph of driver, conductor and Tram in Bieldside, Aberdeen, Scotland. The Bieldside tram service was an electric tramway operating as part of the Deeside Section of the Aberdeen Suburban Tramways. It served as a critical suburban extension connecting the city's outskirts to central Aberdeen during the early 20th century. Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy was born on 2 October 1908 at her father's house, Dalhebity, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, the daughter of Colonel William Smith Gill and his wife Ruth. The Baroness was Lady Diana, Princess of Wales's maternal grandmother.





All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Maxwell Park Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Maxwell Park in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland. The Pollokshields Burgh Hall stands at the edge of Maxwell Park. Designed by Henry Edward Clifford and constructed in 17th century Scottish Baronial style, it was opened in 1890 by Sir John Stirling Maxwell as a Masonic Meeting Place and for the use of the community but served the independent burgh of Pollokshields only until 1891. The Hamilton Memorial Fountain in Maxwell Park was constructed by the Doulton Company in the famous Italian white marble from Carrara in Tuscany. It is a memorial to John Hamilton, who hunted in the area when the land was a marsh. The fountain was demolished in 1989.





All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photographs Craigie Perth Scotland

Old photograph of houses, people and horse drawn Tram on Priory Place in Craigie, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Golfers Carnoustie Scotland

Old photograph of golfers on the Golf Course in Carnoustie, Scotland. Golf is recorded as having been played at Carnoustie in the early 16th century. In 1890, the 14th Earl of Dalhousie, who owned the land, sold the links to the local authority. It had no funds to acquire the property, and public fundraising was undertaken and donated to the council. The original course was of ten holes, crossing and recrossing the Barry Burn; it was designed by Allan Robertson who was born in St Andrews, Fife, assisted by Old Tom Morris who was also born in St Andrews, and opened in 1842. The opening of the coastal railway from Dundee to Arbroath in 1838 brought an influx of golfers from as far afield as Edinburgh, anxious to tackle the ancient links. This led to a complete restructuring of the course, extended in 1867 by Old Tom Morris to the 18 holes which had meanwhile become standardized. Two additional courses have since been added: the Burnside Course and the shorter though equally testing Buddon Links. Carnoustie first played host to The Open Championship in 1931, after modifications to the course in 1926 by James Braid who was was born in Earlsferry, in the East Neuk of Fife. The winner then was Tommy Armour, from Edinburgh. Later Open winners at Carnoustie include Henry Cotton of England in 1937, Ben Hogan of the USA in 1953, Gary Player of South Africa in 1968, Tom Watson of the USA in 1975, Paul Lawrie of Scotland in 1999 and Pádraig Harrington of Ireland in 2007. The last three championships were all won in playoffs.




View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Golfers Clubhouse Burntisland Scotland

Old photograph of golfers at the clubhouse on the golf course in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. The town of Burntisland is home to the eleventh oldest golf club in the world, Burntisland Golf Club, The Old Club, as it is known among its members. Although it is not a course owning club, its competitions are held over the local course now run by Burntisland Golf House Club.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph West Burra Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of West Burra on the Shetland Island, Scotland. West Burra is one of the Scalloway Islands, a subgroup of the Shetland Islands. West Burra is linked to the Shetland Mainland via Trondra by a series of bridges.


All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Coast Sandness Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of the coast by Sandness on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photographs Nethergate Crail Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in the Nethergate in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. There are fragmentary remains of an enclosure wall and a ruined gable on Nethergate street in Crail, which probably date from the sixteenth century. Known as The Priory Walls they are probably the remains of a building, possibly a chapel, which was formerly under the patronage of the Prioress of Haddington.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Railway Station Stromeferry Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Stromeferry located on the south shore of the west coast sea loch of Lochcarron, Wester Ross, Scotland. Stromeferry was the original terminus of the Dingwall and Skye Railway which opened in 1870. Trains connected with steamer services from the pier to the islands of Skye, Lewis and mainland villages. The village expanded rapidly including the construction of a hotel serving rail and ferry passengers. Following the extension to railway line to Kyle of Lochalsh which was completed in 1897 and provided a much shorter sea crossing to the islands, Stromeferry declined in importance. Observance of the Sabbath was strong in the Highlands in the 19th century and the railway company's running of trains on Sundays caused considerable controversy among the local population. On 3 June 1883, Stromeferry was the scene of a Sabbatarian riot in which over 200 fishermen took possession of the railway terminus to prevent the unloading of fish on a Sunday. 10 men were imprisoned as a result. The involvement of both police and military in breaking the riot was questioned in the House of Commons where it was stated that there was no law preventing Sunday traffic in Scotland.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Penston Macmerry Scotland

Old photograph of cottage, houses and people in Macmerry near Tranent in East Lothian, Scotland. Originally this area was part of the Macmerry Aerodrome, also known as Penston, which closed in 1953. There was also a railway branch line until 1980 which served the local coal mines.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Busking Scottish Bagpiper High Street Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Scottish bagpiper playing music and busking in the High Street on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Repairing Scottish Unicorn Market Cross Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a worker repairing the Unicorn on top of the Market Cross on a cloudy day ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The octagonal shaped cross was designed in 1913 as a memorial to King Edward VII. A mercat cross is the Scots name for the market cross found frequently in Scottish towns, cities and villages where historically the right to hold a regular market or fair was granted by the monarch. In Celtic mythology, the Unicorn of Scotland symbolized innocence and purity, healing powers, joy and even life itself, and was also seen as a symbol of masculinity and power.During the reign of King James III gold coins were introduced that featured a Unicorn, and at the time of King James VI of Scotland’s succeeding of Elizabeth I of England, and the resulting effective union of the two countries, the Scottish Royal Arms featured two unicorns as shield supporters. In a gesture of unity, King James replaced the one on the left with the English lion.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Princess Elizabeth Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Princess Elizabeth on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland. The present Queen, was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London, England. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Prince Charles and Princess Diana Lossiemouth Scotland

Old photograph of Prince Charles and Princess Diana arriving at RAF Lossiemouth, a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Camphill United Free Church Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Camphill United Free Church, Queen's Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The church was opened on Sunday 8th October 1876, with the spire being completed in 1883. Camphill Church would later become Camphill Queen's Park Church of Scotland and is currently known as the Camphill Building of Queen’s Park Baptist Church. The architect of the church was William Leiper.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Lawn Bowling Greens Kelvingrove Park Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Lawn Bowling Greens in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photographs King George V Ballater Scotland

Old photograph of King George V in a kilt at the railway station in Ballater, Royal Deeside, Scotland. George was born on 3 June 1865 in London, England, the second son of the Prince of Wales. When George was 18 he went into the Royal Navy, but the death of his elder brother in 1892 meant he had to leave a career he enjoyed, as he was now heir to the throne. He married his elder brother's fiancée, Princess Mary of Teck, and they had six children. In 1901, George's father became king and in May 1910, George himself became king. In 1935, the king celebrated his Silver Jubilee, an occasion of great public rejoicing. He died on 20 January 1936 and was succeeded by his son Edward.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Harry Weetman St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Harry Weetman on the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Harry Weetman, born 25 October 1920, died 19 July 1972, was an English professional golfer. He won many tournaments on the British PGA circuit in the pre-European Tour era and won the Harry Vardon Trophy for lowest stroke average in 1952 and 1956. He finished in the top 10 at The Open Championship six times. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1963 and had a 2-11-2 win-loss-tie record, with both of his wins coming in singles matches. He captained the team in 1965. Weetman died in Redhill hospital in 1972 after being involved in a car accident on the Caterham bypass in England.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph War Memorial Saltcoats Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. The war memorial was unveiled by the Marchioness of Ailsa, 27th May 1922.

World War I Roll of Honour

James G. Aired
John Aitken
Joseph Alexander
James Allan
Isaac E. Allan
Andrew G. Anderson
John Anderson
Thomas H. Anderson
Andrew B. Armour
William Armstrong
John Ashton
Alexander Baillie
John Bannatyne
Hugh Barr
John Battersby
John Beveridge
David Black
Harry Black
Douglas Blakely
David Bouskill
Thomas B. Bouskill
John Bradie
Peter Bradie
William Brannan
Adam Breckenridge
David M. Boyd
John Brophy
Alexander Brown
John M. Brown
Dr. J. Ritchie Brown
David Bryant
James B. Cairns
John Caldwell
John Cameron
G. Gordon Campbell
William Campbell
Carlo Cavani
James Chestnut
Arthur P. Clark
William F. H. Clark
John Coey
James Colvin
George Conn
Robert Connell
Robert Cooper
Alexander Cowan
David D. Cuninghame
James Cuthbertson
Thomas Dale
Thomas Davidson
Ben Deignon
Robert Dickson
John Doyle
James G. Duff
Frank Duffy
William G. Duguid
Robert Dunlop
Douglas Ewing
George Fabian
James Fleming
William M. Fullarton
Daniel M. Gibson
Isaac Gibson
John K. Gill
Robert Gillies
William Graham
Thomas Grier
Hugh Grubb
David Hamilton
George B. Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
William Hamilton
James Harkins
James Havlin
Thomas B. Hewitt
Denis Hill
Stephen B. Hill
Richard Hofmyer
William Howie
James Hughey
James Hunter
James Hunter
Thomas Y. Irwin
Robert L. Johnston
Robert Keegans
Robert Keenan
John Kelly
David Kelso
William S. Kernahan
Allan R. Kerr
Edward H. Kingsbury
Douglas R. Kinnier
Daniel Lambie
J. Raymond Laughland
Alexander W. Little
James Little
John Little
John Lockhart
Ritchie B. Lockhart
Bryce Longmuir jr.
Innes Lumsden
James Lynn
John Major
Thomas Major
John Manson
Jiulio Marchetti
Joseph Matthews
C. Bentley Meadows
John A. Melville
James B. S. Miller
James S. Miller
John Miller
John Miller
William Miller
Thomas Morgan
John Murchie
James Murdoch
John A. Murphy
Archibald McAllister
James McAulay
Hugh McCafferty
David McCallum
William M. McCallum
William T. McCallum
George McClughan
James M. McCready
Archie McDonald
Edward McDonald
Robert McEwan
John McFadzean
Robert C. MacGavin
Walter F. McKechan
Archibald McKelvie
Daniel McKenzie
Donald McKenzie
Gilbert McKenzie
William MacKenzie
Duncan MacKintosh
John McKirdy
Donald McLaren
John McLellan
Alfred McMillan
James McMurtrie
Lachlan J. MacPherson
W. D. M. S. McSkimming
Robert Neil
Robert K. Neill
Thomas W. R. Neill
Patrick Nolan
Hugh Orr
Rev. Thomas B. Orr
James Orr
George Patrick
Bevento Piacentini
John Pontifex
George Proudfoot
Charles Rae
William J. Ritchie
Thomas Ritchie
Dan Robertson
James Robertson
William Russell
William Russell
Jesse Saunders
Alexander Scobie
Archibald Scott
Richard Scott
James Sellars
Andrew W. Service
Archibald N. Shannon
H. F. Lionel Sillars
Alexander Slater
Robert B. Smith
Robert Smith
William Smith jr.
John Speirs
Thomas Stevenson
John Stewart
Alexander A. Stirrat
Quintin S. Stirrat
Andrew Strachan
Hugh Strachan
James E. Strachan
Douglas Tacey
Duncan Taylor
Thomas P. Turley
Dr. William Turner
Robert R. Walker
Hugh B. Wallace
James Wallace
William J. Wallace
William Ward
James D. Watt
William Watt
George Watts
William K. Wilkie
William Wright
Alexander Wylie
William Wylie
William Yuille

World War I Roll of Honour

James S. Alexander
Alexander Allan
James Allan
James P. Anderson
Robert Anderson
Douglas Barnett
Thomas Bellerby
William H. Bird
Alexander Blair
Archibald Cairns
Robert G. Cambridge
James Cameron
Kenneth Campbell, V. C.
Thomas K. Cook
James Cowan
John Cowan
William Dickie
William B. Docherty
George Duncan
Alexander Farrell
James McK. Fisher
Archibald J. Fleming
Stewart W. Forbes
Roderick Forsyth
David Gemmell
Sydney B. Grant
Charles M. Gunn
Graham A. Guthrie
William Guy
James Hall
Alexander Hamilton
Sydney Hamilton
Charles Hannah
Joseph Hollywood
Norman Hoskins
James Hunter
Thomas Hunter
Michael B. Hughey
William Irvine
Joseph Jackson
Martin Jenkins
Frederick S. Kean
Duncan R. Kerr
Matthew Kerr
Cameron Lawrie
Matthew W. Mair
Peter Martin
Peter R. Maule
Archibald H. McA?slan
James McCabe
John S. McCormack
James McCreadie
Vincent C. McGowan
James McGreish
Joseph C. McGreish
Thomas McKernon
John McLaughlin
Andrew McD. McLean
Charles McLellan
Alexander D. MacMillan
James F. Meldrum
John W. Merrie
Alexander M. Miller
Hugh McC. Montgomerie
William A. L. Montgomerie
Douglas G. Murphy
Michael Murray
John Muir
Thomas Newton
James Noble
Edward Olufsen
Hugh O'Reilly
James O'Rourke
Thomas Paton
James R. Peter
Andrew Pllu
Cochrane Pllu
John Pllu
James R. Porteous
John Pritchard
William Reid
Robert W. Robertson
Thomas Robertson
William Rodger
James Ronald
John Roy
George C. Seggie
Patrick J. Shields
Alexander S. Simpson
Donald Sinclair
James P. Smith
James Smith
Thomas Speirs
James Stevenson
George B. Tait
Benjamin Thomson
David Trench
John N. Turley
Robert G. Turley
James M. Urquhart
William Wards
Kenneth S. Watson
John Weatherston
John F. White
Robert Wilson
Robert Wylie
Archie R. Young
John B. Yuille
Robert Brown

The distance from Glasgow and Paisley to Saltcoats is 31 miles



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Episcopal Church Penicuik Scotland

Old photograph of the Episcopal Church in Penicuik, Scotland. This Scottish Episcopal Church of St James the Less, in the Diocese of Edinburgh, was built in 1882.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Dunselma Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Dunselma Castle by Strone near Dunoon, Scotland. This Scottish castle was built in 1885, as a sailing lodge for wealthy 19th century industrialist, James Coates whose fortune had come from the Paisley textile manufacturer J.P.Coats and sons. In the 1750s James and Patrick Clark began work in the loom equipment and silk thread business in Paisley, Scotland. In 1806 Patrick Clark invented a way of twisting cotton threads together to substitute for silk threads which were unavailable due to France's blockade of Great Britain and opened the first plant for manufacturing the cotton thread in 1812. In 1802 James Coats set up a weaving business, also in Paisley. In 1826 he opened a cotton mill at Ferguslie to produce his own thread and, when he retired in 1830, his sons, James & Peter, took up the business under the name of J. & P. Coats. The firm expanded internationally, particularly to the USA. In 1890 Coats listed on the London Stock Exchange.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Old Photograph Blackfriars Wynd Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Blackfriars Wynd in Perth, Perthshire Scotland. This area used to belong the monastery of Blackfriars, and the wynd, or narrow street, is named after the monastery. Pullar's Dyeworks was established in Blackfriars Wynd in 1824, the last part being finally closed in 1993. Britain's first dry cleaner pioneered the first synthetic dyes, the parcel post, and was early to adopt, in 1878, both electricity and the telephone. Fair Maid's House with the lamp on the left is regarded as the oldest secular building in Perth.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.

Tour Scotland Video Drive Narrow West End Street By The Harbour St Monans East Neuk Of Fife

Tour Scotland travel video of a road trip drive on the narrow West End Street by the harbour on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to the old fishing village of St Monans, East Neuk of Fife. This village on the Fife Coastal Walking Path is named after the legendary Saint Monan. The village is rich in vernacular fisher cottages and merchant houses of the 17th to early 19th centuries, with characteristic old Scots features such as forestairs, crow-stepped gables, datestones, and pantiled roofs from the time when locals here made their living mainly from fishing.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.