Old Photograph Caravan Site St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of a Caravan Site by St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Harbour Lower Largo Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour at Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This ancient fishing village, in the parish of Largo, Lower Largo is famous as the 1676 birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, who provided inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.



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Old Photographs Greenock Scotland

Old photograph of a Paddle Steamer at Greenock near Glasgow, Scotland. The fishing village of Greenock developed along this bay, and around 1635 Sir John Schaw had a jetty built into the bay which became known as Sir John's Bay. In that year he obtained a Charter raising Greenock to a Burgh of Barony with rights to a weekly market. In 1714 Greenock became a custom house port as a branch of Port Glasgow, and for a period this operated from rooms leased in Greenock. Receipts rose rapidly from the 1770s, and in 1778 the custom house moved to new built premises at the West Quay of the harbour. Greenock suffered badly during the Second World War and its anchorage at the Tail of the Bank became the base for the Home Fleet as well as the main assembly point for Atlantic convoys

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Tour Scotland Video Christian Medieval Marker Stone Collace Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Discoid Marker Stone in Collace Churchyard, Perthshire, Scotland. It is suggested that this is likely to be the disc head of a medieval marker stone. As the length of the shaft is unknown, it is impossible to tell whether it is the head from a churchyard cross or a gravemarker. The artefact is unusual in having complex decoration more akin to that found on medieval Basque gravemarkers and isolated examples from England and Ireland. Although there is a possible alternative interpretation of the design on the verso, as a flower, it is suggested that the design on both faces represents the Seal of Solomon. This is possibly the earliest use of this symbol in Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Fair Maid of Perth Tugboat River Tay Perthshire July 2nd

Tour Scotland video shot today of the Fair Maid of Perth Tugboat clearing debris from the river by the harbour in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. After days of heavy rain a lot of debris has come down the River Tay, needing to be cleared before ships try to enter the harbour.

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Old Photograph Crofters Cottages Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of Crofter cottages on the coast of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Crofting is a form of land tenure and small scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland. Crofting evolved from a turbulent period in the nineteenth century during the Highland Clearances. It was largely a means to sustain populations. The traditional crofting way of life was one of small scale mixed agriculture with animals and cultivation, often supplemented by income from other activities such as fishing.



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Old Photograph Fort George Scotland

Old photograph of Fort George near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland. This fort was built to pacify the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745, replacing an earlier Fort George built with the same aim after the 1715 Jacobite rising. The fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison.


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