Tour Scotland Video Stirling Bridge

Tour Scotland video of Stirling Bridge which spans the River Forth in Stirling, Scotland. The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.

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September 18th Photograph Rising Moon Scotland

September 18th photograph of the moon rising, shot at 7.00pm from Kinnoull Hill, above Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


September 18th photograph of the moon rising, shot at 7.00pm from Kinnoull Hill, above Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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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 Photograph St Ninians Old Parish Church Stirling

Tour Scotland photograph of St Ninians Old Parish Church, Stirling, Scotland. Erected in the 1730's, the Steeple in the graveyard at St. Ninians Old Parish Church is all that remains of the old church. While Stirling Castle was under attack during the Jacobite rebellion, the original church was used as a powder magazine and was widely believed to have been blown up by the retreating Jacobite army in 1746. An account kept in Stirling Council Archives, suggests that the Jacobites enlisted local help to remove the gunpowder. Some of the locals took the opportunity to help themselves... " filling their pockets and hiding parcels of powder under most of the seats of the church. " A guard who saw what was happening, fired a warning shot, ignited the powder and blew up the church along with several people.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Golf Course Tillicoultry

Tour Scotland photograph of the golf course in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Tillicoultry is an attractive parkland course in a spectacular setting at the base of the Ochil hills. Golf Scotland.


September 18th photograph of the golf course, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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September 18th Photograph Old Churchyard Tillicoultry Scotland

September 18th photograph of the Old Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


September 18th photograph of the Old Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History. This is the most comprehensive and up to date guide to tracing British ancestry. It guides the researcher through the substantial British archives with a detailed view of the records and published sources available. Research in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands is also covered, as are the latest developments in information technology applications on CD and through the internet. Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History.

Tour Scotland Photograph Skull And Crossbones Gravestone Tillicoultry

Tour Scotland photograph of a skull and crossbones gravestone in the old Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Angels Gravestone Tillicoultry

Tour Scotland photograph of an Angels Gravestone in the Old Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. A pair of Angels on an old Scottish gravestone.

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September 18th Photograph New Churchyard Tillicoultry Scotland

September 18th photograph of the new Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


September 18th photograph of the new Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


September 18th photograph of the new Churchyard, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History. This is the most comprehensive and up to date guide to tracing British ancestry. It guides the researcher through the substantial British archives with a detailed view of the records and published sources available. Research in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands is also covered, as are the latest developments in information technology applications on CD and through the internet. Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History.

Tour Scotland Photograph Reverend George Hunter Gravestone Tillicoultry

Tour Scotland photograph of the Reverend George Hunter Gravestone in the Churchyard on ancestry visit to Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Minister of the United Presbyterian Church, died 1871, aged 61.



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Tour Scotland Photograph James Grant Gravestone

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Grant Gravestone in the Churchyard on ancestry visit to Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph James Paton Gravestone

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Paton Junior Gravestone in the Churchyard cemetery in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Died, March 3rd, 1875, at Viewforth, Stirling, aged 43.

This surname dates back to the early 13th Century including; James Patoun in the 1279 Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire. England, and John Paton, a witness in the 1413 Feet of Fines of Cambridgeshire. Variations in the idiom of the spelling include Patton, Patten and Paten. Recordings from London Church Registers include: the christening of Susanna, daughter of George Paton, at St. Martin Ludgate, on November 7th 1574, and the christening of Margaret Paton at St. Mary's, Whitechapel, Stepney, Londom, on November 5th 1581. John and Mary Paton, famine emigrants, sailed from Liverpool aboard the ship Panthea bound for New York, America, in December 1846.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Jessie Christie Prentice Gravestone Tillicoultry

Tour Scotland photograph of the Jessie Christie Prentice Gravestone in the Churchyard on ancestry visit to Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Died August 17th, 1874, aged 43.



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Tour Scotland Photograph James Blair Gravestone Tillicoultry

Tour Scotland photograph of the James Blair Gravestone in the Churchyard on ancestry visit to Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. In memory of James Blair of Glenfoot, born March 15th, 1812, died January 21st, 1885. " God, there shall no evil happen. "



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Tour Scotland Photograph Sunset Callanish Standing Stones

Tour Scotland photograph of sunset behind Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Local tradition says that giants who lived on the island refused to be converted to Christianity by Saint Kieran and were turned into stone as a punishment. Another local belief says that at sunrise on midsummer morning, the " shining one " walked along the stone avenue, " his arrival heralded by the cuckoo's call. "



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September 17th Photograph Sunset Scotland

September 17th photograph of sunset shot at 7.30pm from a hill above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Grabbed a pizza and drove up a hill above Scone this evening, and waited. Photography is all about patience, sometimes you get good photos, sometimes you don't. But you always get something.


September 17th photograph of sunset shot from a hill above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.


September 17th photograph of sunset shot from a hill above Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.

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September 17th Photograph Perth Scotland

September 17th photograph of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Cold and windy today, with bright sunny spells.

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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).

September 17th Video River Tay Scotland

September 17th video of the River Tay, North of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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September 17th Photograph River Tay Scotland

September 17th photograph of the River Tay, North of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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September 17th Video Meikleour Beech Hedge Scotland

September 17th Video of Meikleour Beech Hedge, Perthshire, Scotland. If you drive from Perth to Blairgowrie you can’t miss the great hedge of Meikleour. It forms an incredible living wall of beech trees 100 ft high and a third of a mile long. The trees were planted in 1745 and are now officially recognised in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest hedge in the world. The hedge is at its most beautiful in late Autumn.

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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 Photograph Climber Sgurr Alasdair Cuillin Ridge Isle of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph of a climber on Sgurr Alasdair, Cuillin Ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sgurr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering. It is named for Alexander Nicolson, who made the first recorded ascent in 1873. Prior to this the mountain had been locally known as Sgurr Biorach.



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September 16th Photograph Sunset Scotland

September 16th photograph of sunset in Perthshire, Scotland. Quite cold and windy tonight, not a great sunset, but an interesting sky at times.


September 16th photograph of sunset in Perthshire, Scotland.


September 16th photograph of sunset in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Bird Herding Video

Tour Scotland Bird Herding video. Pheasants on a farm road in Perthshire, Scotland. Pheasants and grouse are a common sight on the narrow roads. You often just have to herd them to side of the road so that you can get past.

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Tour Scotland September 16th Farming Video

Tour Scotland September 16th Farming video. Having harvested their barley crop, farmers in Perthshire are now preparing their fields for the planting of the next crop.

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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 Cambusmichael Road Video

Tour Scotland video of a short drive on the narrow road between Stormontfield and Cambusmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. The area of Cambusmichael derives it's name. in part, from Gaelic, " Cambus ", which signifies " a small low plain ", and the church, Michael, thus the plain of Michael; Cambusmichael.

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Tour Scotland Chì Mi Na Mòr-Bheanna Video

Tour Scotland Chì Mi Na Mòr-Bheanna Video. Chì mi na mòrbheanna is a Scottish song that was written in 1856 by Highlander John Cameron, Iain Camshroin, a native of Ballachulish, and known locally in the Gaelic fashion as Iain Rob and Iain Òg Ruaidh. He worked in the slate quarries before moving to Glasgow where he was engaged as a ship's broker. He became the Bard of the Glasgow Ossianic Society and also Bard to Clan Cameron. He returned to carry on a merchant's business along with his elder brother and to cultivate a small croft at Taigh a' Phuirt, Glencoe, in his beloved Highlands. Other songs and odes appeared in The Oban Times and in various song books. He was buried in St. Munda's Isle in Loch Leven. Wreaths of oak leaves and ivy covered the bier. The song is a longing for home and, with its wistful, calming melody and traditional ballad rhythms, is often used as a lullaby. The song was also played during the funeral of John F. Kennedy.

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I See The Big Mountains

O, I see, I see the big mountains;
O, I see, I see the big mountains;
O, I see, I do see the corries,
I see the mist-covered glens.

I see as I linger the land of my birth;
I am welcomed in the language I cherish.
I will receive there hospitality, and love when I reach it
That I'd trade not for tons of gold.

O, I see ...

I see there woods, and I see there thickets,
I see there the fair and most fertile of meadows;
I see there the deer on the ground in the corries
Hiding in mantles of mist.

O, I see ...

Lofty mountains and resplendent ledges,
There dwell my own folk, kind folk of honor.
Light is my step as I leap up to meet them;
'Tis with pleasure I'll stay there a while.

O, I see ...

Hail to the blue-green grassy knolls;
Hail to the great peaked hummocky mountains;
Hail to the forests, hail to all there,
Content I would live there forever.

O, I see ...

Tour Scotland Wind Farm Video

Tour Scotland Wind Farm Video. Are you interested in photography? Have you been out and about exploring Whitelee taking pictures? Then why not enter out photography competition ! The theme of the competition is Whitelee Windfarm and this is open to your own interpretation. The only requirement is that the windfarm features in your picture. To enter the competition all you have to do is email your pictures of Whitelee to whiteleephotos@scottishpower.com.

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September 15th Photograph Sunset Scotland

September 15th photograph shot at sunset in Perthshire, Scotland

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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).

September 15th Video Campsie Scotland

September 15th video of the falls at Campsie of Perthshire, Scotland. This is where I went for a wee walk this lunchtime. Campsie Linn is a waterfall on the River Tay.

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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 Old Howe Of Fife Photography Book

Tour Scotland Old Howe Of Fife Photography Book. The fertile River Eden valley, which forms the basin shaped ‘Old Howe’, is rich in history as this collection of evocative images well demonstrates. Visited over the centuries by monarchs and other folk of consequence who left their mark in the great architecture dotting the landscape, nevertheless its story is largely one of ordinary folk and their endeavours. Pictured in the collection are the communities of Gateside, Strathmiglo, Auchtermuchty, the Rossie Estate, Kinloch, Lathrisk, Dunshelt, Falkland, Freuchie, Kettle, Balmalcolm, Cults, Ladybank, Giffordtown, Annsmuir, Ramornie, Pitlessie, Crawford Priory, Springfield, Letham, Monimail and Collessie. As always, Guthrie’s fact rich historical narrative enhances this visit to a bygone era. The Old Howe of Fife.

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Tour Scotland Hebridean Shipping Photography Book

Tour Scotland Hebridean Shipping Photography Book. A World Apart. The Story of Hebridean Shipping. The story of the men and boats that kept communication and commerce alive for the Hebridean islanders in all weathers and despite the many dangers. A World Apart: The Story of Hebridean Shipping.

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Tour Scotland Old Carrick Photography Book

Tour Scotland Old Carrick Photography Book. The Earldom of Carrick, made famous by Robert the Bruce, comprised nine parishes in the area of south west Scotland which is now South Ayrshire. This illustrated history includes photographs and details of the towns of Ballantrae, Barr, Barrhill, Colmonell, Dailly, Dunure, Girvan, Maybole, Pinwherry, Straiton and Turnberry. Old Carrick.

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Tour Scotland Edinburgh And The Forth Photography Book

Tour Scotland Edinburgh And The Forth Photography Book. A rich portrait of the city of Edinburgh, as seen through the lens of Morningside photographer William Edgar Evans 1882 – 1963. Edinburgh and the Forth.

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September 15th Video River Tay scotland

September 15th morning video of the River Tay in Perth, Scotland. Sunny and very windy this morning in Perth.

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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 Fear a' Bhàta Video

Tour Scotland Fear a' Bhàta video. Karen Matheson singing the song composed in the late 18th Century by Jane Finlayson of Tong, Isle of Lewis, for a young Isle of Skye fisherman, from Uig, named Donald MacRae.

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Fear a' Bhàta , The Boatman.

Oh, my boatman, o hòro éile
Oh, my boatman, o hòro éile
Oh, my boatman, o hòro éile
My farewell and health to you, wherever you go.

Often I gaze from the highest hill
Striving to see the boatman:
Will you come today, or will you come tomorrow?
And if you don't come at all it is wretched that I'll be.

Oh, my boatman ...

My heart is bruised and broken;
Often the tears run from my eyes.
Will you come tonight - or should I even expect you?
Or will I just close the door with a melancholy sigh?

Oh, my boatman ...

It is often that I ask of mariners around
Whether they saw you; are you unharmed?
But every one of them says to me
How foolish I am to have given my love to you.

Oh, my boatman ...

My darling promised me a silken gown;
He promised me that and a tartan plaid of beauty:
A gold ring in which I could see his image,
But I fear that he has now forgotten.

Oh, my boatman ...

Although they said you had no substance
That did not diminish my love for you.
You will be in my dreams at night
And in the morning I will search for you.

Oh, my boatman ...

I dearly loved you, I do not deny,
Not a year's love nor for just a season;
But a love that began when I was a child
And will not wither until death consumes me.

Oh, my boatman ...

My friends and kinfolk often say
That I must spurn my memories of you,
But their advice to me means no more
Than the ebbing and flowing of the sea.

Oh, my boatman ...

I will be forever tearful and dejected
Like a wild swan wounded and broken
Wailing its song of death on some weedy pond -
Left by the others, alone and abandoned.

Tour Scotland Mi le M' uillin Video

Tour Scotland Mi le M' uillin Video. Karen Matheson sings Mi le M' uillin by Murdo MacFarlane. The photographs are of the west of Scotland.

Translation from Gaelic

With my elbow on my knee
I am overcome by sadness whilst making this poem

Chorus (after each verse):
Tears fell from my eyes when he left under sail
As the tall mast grew small
It is my intention

A glimpse of my love
Walking on board the deck beneath the sails

Oh North Wind, blow gently
Until he reaches the waters of the Clyde

A promise that I will not forget my love
In rescue it will increase

Oh North Wind, bring him
Home in good health

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Tour Scotland Ohureo Video

Tour Scotland Ohureo video. Ohureo is based on a traditional Gaelic song from the Western Isles of Scotland. The children in this lullaby are being mistreated by their step mother, so their real mother returns from the dead on their behalf.

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Video Sound Of Mull Scotland

Video of a rainbow over the Sound Of Mull, Scotland. A deep stretch of water, some 25 miles long and between one and two miles wide, the Sound of Mull separates Mull from mainland Scotland.

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Old Photograph Edinburgh Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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In this beautiful collection of 200 images from the Edinburgh Room, Susan Varga presents a pictorial history of Edinburgh's Old Town. The images cover the area known as the Royal Mile and include Castlehill, the Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate, Grassmarket and George IV Bridge as well as the royal residences of Holyrood House and Edinburgh Castle. The medieval Old Town lies on the crag and tail of an extinct volcano and has a long rich history. Prior to the eighteenth century, the area was home to all stratas of society, including the aristocracy. However, following the building of the Georgian New Town and the exodus of the wealthy residents, the area was left to decay into a picturesque slum. Many of these images date from the early years of photography and give a unique perspective on the social conditions of the time. The Old Town underwent regeneration during the twentieth century and it has now developed into a centre of tourism and a site of world heritage importance. Edinburgh Old Town (Images of Scotland).

Old Photograph Granny Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of a Granny with granddaughter in Dundee, Scotland.

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Dae Yeh Mind Thon Time? Tales from the Dundee Tenements. Mae Stewart was brought up in Dundee in the 1940s and 50s. It was a world without television, inside toilets or electric light but full of fun, adventures and some fascinating characters. In Dae Yeh Mind Thon Time, Mae Stewart now recounts her childhood years in way we can all relate to and recalls the women who brought her up, days at the Washies, high days, holidays and the daily routines of life. Dae Yeh Mind Thon Time is a nostalgic look at life in the tenements and a candid and affectionate excursion down memory lane. Dae Yeh Mind Thon Time?: Tales from the Dundee Tenements.

Old Photograph Queen Mother St Andrews Scotland

Old photograph of the Queen Mother on a visit to St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The Queen Mother on a visit to St Andrews University in 1961. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, born 4 August 1900, died 30 March 2002, was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from her husband's accession in 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter. She was the last Empress consort of India.



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