Old Photographs West Linton Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and people in West Linton near Penicuik, Scotland. Linton was raised to a Burgh of Regality in 1631, with the right to hold fairs and markets. The importance of droving and the markets reached their zenith in the early years of the nineteenth century, when upwards of 30,000 sheep would be sold annually, including the famous Linton breed. The markets at Linton were considered the largest in Scotland and were widely referred to as an expression for any gathering of a large size: "big as a Linton Market." West Linton had two therapeutic wells, the waters of which were sold on market days for either a penny or a half penny, depending on the well.


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Old Photographs Newmilns Scotland

Old photograph of Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Newmilns became a free Burgh of Barony on January 9th, 1490, a privilege bestowed upon George Campbell of Loudoun, and thus the people of Newmilns, by King James IV.



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Tour Scotland Photographs Scottish Coastal Rowers Queensferry Regatta

Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph of Scottish Coastal rowers in the Firth of Forth by South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, Scotland.




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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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Broughty Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of Broughty Castle, by Dundee, Scotland. Broughty Castle is a historic castle in Broughty Ferry by Dundee. It was completed around 1495, although the site may have been first fortified in 1454 when the fourth Earl of Angus received permission to build on the site. The main tower house forming the centre of the castle with four floors was built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray who was granted the castle in 1490.



Tour Scotland video of Broughty Castle, by Dundee, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Small Fishing Boat Harbour St Andrews Fife June 20th

Tour Scotland video shot today of a small fishing boat returning to the Harbour in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Travelling People Pitlochry Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Scottish Travelling People walking to Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. The way of life of the old travellers, tramping the country roads, camping in the woods, hawking, fortune telling and temporary work on farms, has now all but died out.



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Old Photograph Travelling People Loch Ness Scotland

Old photograph of Scottish Travelling People camped near Loch Ness, Scotland. In Scottish Gaelic they are known as the " Ceàrdannan " or " the Craftsmen ", or " luchd siubhail " people of travel, for travellers in general. Poetically known as the " Summer Walkers ", Highland Travellers are a distinct ethnic group and may be referred to as " traivellers ", " traivellin fowk ", in Scots, " tinkers ", originating from the Gaelic " tinceard. " Mistakenly the settled Scottish population may call all travelling and Romani groups tinkers, which is usually regarded as pejorative, and contemptuously as " tinks " or " tinkies ". Highland Travellers are closely tied to the native Highlands, and many traveller families carry clan names like Macfie, Stewart, MacDonald, Cameron, Williamson and Macmillan. They follow a nomadic or settled lifestyle; passing from village to village and are more strongly identified with the native Gaelic speaking population. Continuing their nomadic life, they would pitch their bow 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. Since the 1950s, however, the majority of Highland Travellers have settled down into organized camp sites or regular houses. Adam Smith, the economist and philosopher, was reportedly kidnapped by Highland Travellers at a young age before quickly being freed.



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