Old Photograph Seagate Dunvegan Castle Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the seagate at Dunvegan Castle, Isle Of Skye, Scotland.It has been the home of the chiefs of the Clan MacLeod since 1270. It is also the home of the Fairy Flag which was given to a MacLeod chief by his fairy wife. The old Seagate in the outer wall surrounding Dunvegan Castle was once the only entry point to the Castle.



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Old Photograph Gathering Peat Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of gathering peat on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.In the 18th and 19th centuries, trees were scarce in the Highlands. Peat was a free, albeit " back-breaking, " alternative to expensive coal.

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Old Photograph Horse And Carriage Paisley Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and carriage in Paisley, Scotland. Historically, Paisley was notable as the religious home of the Stewart family who descended from Walter FitzAlan, the first High Steward of Scotland and founder of Paisley Abbey, eventually becoming the Scottish and British Royal Family. The Stewarts once resided at a castle in nearby Renfrew. All six of the High Stewards are buried in the Abbey, as is Marjorie Bruce, the eldest daughter of King Robert I of Scotland, Robert the Bruce, who married the 6th High Steward, thus founding the Stewart dynasty. The first Stewart King of Scotland and son of Marjorie Bruce and Walter Stewart, Robert II, is believed to have been born in the Abbey. His son Robert III is buried there. Ronald Reagan's maternal great great grandparents, Claude Wilson and Margaret Downey, were married at Paisley High Church on 23 May 1807.



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Old Photograph Horse Ploughing Ayrshire Scotland

Old photograph of Horse Ploughing in Ayrshire, Scotland. Ploughmen were considered highly skilled workers, with immense pride taken in the quality of their furrows, often working until midwinter to turn stubble fields.
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Tour Scotland Video Photograph Pictish Round Tower at Abernethy

Tour Scotland video of the view from the Pictish Round Tower at Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland. This Tower is one of the two round towers of Irish style surviving in Scotland, dating from the end of the 11th century. It is 15ft in diameter at its base and 74ft high.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Pictish Round Tower at Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Berry Picking Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Berry Picking in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Soft fruit growing, mainly raspberries and strawberries developed in the 20th century and became a very important part of the town's economy with Smedleys opening a cannery in Haugh Road, Adamsons a jam factory in Croft Lane and huge quantities of table berries and pulp being despatched to markets and jam factories throughout Britain. Berry pickers were brought in by bus from Perth and Dundee, and large encampments were set up on farms for pickers from further afield, mainly from the Glasgow area, who made this their annual holiday. They were joined by the travelling community who congregated here for the berry season.



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Old Photograph Balmoral Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

Old photograph of Balmoral Castle, Scotland.

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Aberdeen and Royal Deeside. Royal Deeside, Whisky, Castles and Coast. The royal connection is most obvious around Balmoral, and there are castles and distilleries throughout the area. There are also spectacular coastal routes, such as Collieston and the Sands of Forvie, Cruden Bay and the Bullers of Buchan, and a route from Cullen along a disused railway that takes walkers past Bow Fiddle Rock. Magnificent views of the surrounding countryside can be seen from Scolty Hill, Tap o'Noth (site of an Iron Age fort) and Mither Tap. This fully revised edition includes brand new walks at Loch of Fyvie, Glen Tanar and Tarland. Aberdeen and Royal Deeside: Walks (Pathfinder Guides).