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Tour Scotland Video Church and Graveyard Ratho

Tour Scotland travel video of the church and graveyard cemetery on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Ratho, West Lothian. An interesting medieval cruciform church, with later aisles. The east aisle dated 1683, the south 1830. To the west of the south aisle is a 12th-century doorway, partially visible, with scalloped capitals and decorated hoodmould. Twentieth-century refurbishment in 1932 revealed a Celtic cross stone which might suggest early worship on this site. In the south porch is a 13th-century tomb slab belonging to one of the Knights Templar who owned Ratho in the Middle Ages. In the graveyard are several interesting headstones and a panelled coffin formed of a single stone

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Tour Scotland Video Church and Graveyard Kirkliston

Tour Scotland video of the old church and graveyard cemetery on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to Kirkliston in West Lothian, Scotland. Parts of this Scottish church, the oldest surviving building in Kirkliston, are over 800 years of age. Originally belonging to the order of Knights Templar, the village of Kirkliston was historically called Temple Liston.

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Tour Scotland Video Church and Graveyard Abercorn

Tour Scotland travel video of the church and burial ground on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and small group trip to Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland. The church of Abercorn was founded in the eighth century as a monastery and seat of a bishopric for the Picts by the king of Northumbria, but went into decline following the defeat and death of King Ecgfrith at the Battle of Dunnichen in 685. The church's current form dates back to 1893.

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Tour Scotland Video Olympic Torch Relay Run Perth Perthshire June 12th 2012

Tour Scotland video shot today of the Olympic Torch Relay Run over the old bridge over the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Torchbearers changing torches on the old bridge over the River Tay. In this video the torch is handed over to 20 year old Kevin Stewart from Dundee, Tayside. He was selected because of his commitment and dedication to his sport of cycling and inspiring his peers through the coaching and mentoring he carries out in his community. Kevin is an athlete on the Bank of Scotland Local Heroes programme which in partnership with SportsAid, supports future stars of Team GB and ParalympicsGB on their journey to London 2012 and beyond.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

Tour Scotland Video Olympic Torch Run Scone Palace Perthshire June 12th 2012

Tour Scotland video shot today of the Olympic Torch Relay Run on the grounds of Scone Palace, by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. In this video the torch is being carried by Louise Fox from Dundee, Tayside. She is a Youth Legacy Ambassadors for Dundee. She enjoys various sports, especially swimming where she has achieved national level for both school and club, Menziehill whitehall swimming and waterpolo club and Menziehill High School. The piper heading the torchbearer into the grounds of Scone Palace was from Perth and District Pipe Band.

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Tour Scotland Photographs James McIntosh Patrick Garden Dundee

Tour Scotland photograph of James McIntosh Patrick garden in Dundee, Scotland. James McIntosh Patrick, RSA, born 1907, died 7 April 1998, was a Scottish painter, celebrated for his finely observed paintings of the Angus landscape and Dundee, Scotland, where he was based for most of his life.

Tour Scotland photograph of James McIntosh Patrick garden in Dundee, Scotland.

Tour Scotland photograph of James McIntosh Patrick house in Dundee, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Scottish Piper Glencoe Scotland

Old photograph of a Scottish Piper in Glencoe, Scotland. " You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebels, the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and to put all to the sword under seventy. " This was the treacherous and cold-blooded order ruthlessly carried out on 13 February 1692, when the Campbells slaughtered their hosts the MacDonalds at the Massacre of Glencoe. It was a bloody incident which had deep repercussions and was the beginning of the destruction of the Highlanders.

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