Old Photograph Strath Gairloch Scotland

Old photograph of Strath village, Gairloch, Scotland. During the Highland Clearances people were moved from the inland glens to make way for sheep. They were settled on the coast. At Strath a raised beach provided flat lad for subsistence farming which was combined with fishing, in particular cod fishing. Each crofter would have grown some hemp to be used for nets and lines. Strath is one of several small communities on the shore of Loch Gairloch.



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Old Photographs Inverkeithing Fife Scotland

Old photograph of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland. The Battle of Inverkeithing on 20 July 1651 was fought on two sites in the area, one north of the town close to Pitreavie Castle, the other to the south on and around the peninsula of North Queensferry and the isthmus connecting it to Inverkeithing. The battle took place during Oliver Cromwell's invasion of the Kingdom of Scotland following the Third English Civil War. It was an attempt by the English Parliamentarian forces to outflank the army of Scottish Covenanters loyal to King Charles II at Stirling and get access to the north of Scotland. This was the last major engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and led to Scotland passing into Cromwell's control. Cromwell's troops crushed the Scots, forcing them to abandon Stirling and march south to support Charles II. Of the estimated 800 Maclean clansmen who fought in the battle, only 35 were said to have survived. The Pinkerton Burn was said to have run red with blood for days afterwards. This was a significant episode in the history of Clan MacLean, and the 20th century poet Sorley MacLean mentions Inverkeithing in one of his poems.



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Old Photographs Alyth Scotland

Old photograph of Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. Alyth was granted a Charter by James III in 1488, raising Alyth to the rank of Burgh of Barony with the right to hold markets and fairs.



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Old Photographs Dunure Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland. A small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland. Located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, Dunure is near to Maybole. Thomas Kennedy waa born in Dunure in 1673. He was the oldest son of Sir Thomas Kennedy of Kirkhill and Dunure, Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1685 to 1687, and Agnes Halden. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh and at Utrecht University, and was atted as an advocate in 1698. In 1714 he married Grizel Kynynmont, daughter of Patrick Kynynmont of Kynynmont, Fife, and widow of Sir Alexander Murray, 1st Baronet, of Melgund, Forfar. They had no children. Kennedy was joint Solicitor General for Scotland from 1709 to 1714, sharing the office with Sir James Stewart, 1st Baronet. He was appointed as Lord Advocate in March 1714, but he was dismissed in October 1714 after King George I succeeded to the19 May 1754 throne. He later supported the 2nd Duke of Argyll, who organised his return at a by-election in January 1720 as Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs. He died on 19 May 1754.

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Tour Scotland Video Search and Rescue Helicopter Firth Of Forth

Tour Scotland video of a Scottish Search and Rescue Helicopter demonstration in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The Search and Rescue helicopter from HMS Gannet teamed up with the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat, the busiest inshore Lifeboat in Scotland last year, in a dramatic rescue demonstration at RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station’s Open Day. HMS Gannet's helicopters are scrambled every day of the year, twice on many days, saving lives from Northern Ireland to Edinburgh, the Isle of Man and Lake District to the slopes of Ben Nevis in the Highlands.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Newfoundland Rescue Dogs Firth Of Forth

Tour Scotland video of Scottish Newfoundland Rescue Dogs in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. A terrific rescue display by the magnificent Newfoundland Dogs at RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station’s Open Day. The Newfoundland dog is a large working dog. They can be either black, brown, grey or white and black, called Landseer. However, in Canada, the country of their origin, the only correct colours are either black or Landseer. They were originally bred and used as a working dog for fishermen in the Dominion of Newfoundland, which is now part of Canada. Thet are known for their giant size, intelligence, tremendous strength, calm dispositions, and loyalty. Newfoundland dogs excel at water rescue and lifesaving because of their muscular build, thick double coat, webbed feet, and innate swimming abilities.

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Tour Scotland Video Scottish Coastal Rowers Queensferry Regatta

Tour Scotland video of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The Queensferry Rowing Regatta with twelve boats from Fife and the Lothians competing with a backdrop of the Forth Bridge making for a very impressive spectacle at RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station’s Open Day.

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