Old Photograph Crofters Cottages South Uist Scotland

Old photograph of Crofters cottages near Lochboisdale, South Uist, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Video War Memorial Leuchars Fife

Tour Scotland video of the War Memorial in Leuchars near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish monument stands on a rise south of the cemetery, adjacent to St. Michael's Golf Course. World War I, Roll of Honour. Adam Andrew Private, Anderson Daniel Sergeant Military Medal, Anderson Fulton Corporal, Angus Matthew Lance Corporal, Armitt David Private, Bannerman James Captain, Bell Thomas Private, Bett George D. Private, Bissett John Private, Boyd William C. Sergeant, Broom Cyril T. Lieutenant, Brown James Private, Brown Peter Lance Corporal, Brown Thomas Lance Corporal, Carswell Duncan Private, Christie John Lance Corporal, Corlett W. Private, Cowans Reg. N.S. Sergeant Military Medal and Bar, Croll Andrew Private, Cunningham Henry J. Private, David Bisset Private, Duffus Charles Sergeant Military Medal and Bar, Duncan John A.S. Private, Falconer David Chief Engineer, Ferguson Frank Sergeant, Finlay David Sergeant Victoria Cross, Grant Alexander Private, Gray Clunie Private, Gray David Private, Guthrie Alfred Private, Hampton Alfred Private, Harvey James Private, Henderson John Corporal, Henderson Robert Captain, Henderson Robert Private, Jack Andrew H. Private, Kirkcaldy David Private, Law Duncan H. Private, Martin Alexander Private, McDonald James Private, McGillivray Robert Private, McGregor Robert C. Private, McKenzie Colin Piper, Miller Archibald Private, Morrison James Private, Mowbray C.R.L. Trooper, Mussett John Seaman, Myles Andrew Private Military Medal, Myles James Private, Myles Robert Private, Ogilvie William Private, Rait Douglas Private, Richardson David Lance Corporal D.C.M., Robertson Fred T. Private, Robertson George Sergeant, Rooke Gordon Private, Ross Hugh Private, Ross John Sergeant, Sime Thomas M. Private, Simmers Andrew Private, Smith James Private, Stark William Private, Stewart Duncan Private, Turnbull James Private, Walker James Corporal, Wallace Alexander L/Sergeant, Williams H.M. Captain. Wallace Andrew Sergeant, Wallace Charles Private, Watson Thomas Private. World War II, Roll of Honour. Adam James Guardsman, Burke Sidney Sergeant / Gunner, Christie Alexander Sergeant, Clark John W. Leading Stoker, Davidson Walter Private, Douglas James W. Gunner, Gordon Ramsay Sergeant, Grogan Ronald Private, Hannay Richard Guardsman, Kennedy James A.C., McKay Andrew J. Flight Sergeant, Mitchell David Radio Officer, Rennie James Captain Military Cross, Robertson Peter G. Gunner, Simpson John Sergeant, Suttie Walter Driver, Sword Robert Petty Officer, Thomson Stanley Trooper.

The distance from Leuchars to Glasgow and Paisley is 74 miles

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Old Photograph West Highland Railway Scotland

Old photograph of the West Highland Railway near Mallaig, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Video Highland Cow Eating Dinner Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a Highland Cow eating dinner in rural Perthshire, Scotland. This is a Scottish breed of cattle with long horns and long wavy coats which are either coloured black, brindled, red, yellow or dun. The cattle breed was developed in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles. Breeding stock has been exported to the rest of the world, especially Australia and North America, since the early 20th Century. The breed was developed from two sets of stock, one originally black, and the other reddish.

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Tour Scotland Video Parish Church Cleish Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the Parish Church and graveyard cemetery in Cleish, Perthshire, Scotland. There has been a Church on the site since the 13th century. In 1775 a new seated Church was built on the site by John Adam. In 1832 the new Church was burnt down, and the present one rebuilt in its place.

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Tour Scotland March Video Loch Leven Perthshire

Tour Scotland March video shot today of Loch Leven, Perthshire, Scotland. Roughly triangular, in shap this Scottish loch is about miles long at its longest. The town of Kinross lies at its western end. Loch Leven Castle lies on an island a short way offshore. This was a royal castle from 1257, and was stormed by William Wallace after being captured by the English. The English besieged the castle in 1301, but it was relieved before it could captured. It was visited by Robert the Bruce. The castle was held against Edward Balliol and the English in 1335. By the end of the 14th century, it had passed to the Douglases of Lochleven. Lochleven passed to the Bruces, then the Grahams, and the Montgomerys. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in the castle and forced to abdicate as queen, before escaping with the help of her jailer's family.

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Old Photograph Prince Charles Edward Stuart Cave Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the Prince Charles Edward Stuart cave on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. At the end of the Strathaird peninsular is a small cave in which Bonnie Prince Charlie hid whilst he was on the run after the battle of Culloden.



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Old Photograph Cottage Loch Ussie Scotland

Old photograph of a crofters cottage by Loch Ussie near Strathpeffer, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Spinningdale Sutherland Scotland

Old photograph of Spinningdale, Sutherland, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Golspie Scotland

Old photograph of Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. This is a village in the Highlands, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. Dunrobin Castle, the seat of Clan Sutherland, is nearby. Adam Beattie Gunn was born in Golspie on December 24, 1872. he was an American athlete who competed mainly in the "All rounder", the fore runner of today's Decathlon. Gunn took first place in the Amateur Athletic Union's U.S. All-around championships in 1901 and 1902. The 1901 title was won in Buffalo, New York which Gunn adopted as his home town. He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri in the All rounder which consisted of 100 yards run, shot put, high jump, 880 yards walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yards hurdles, 56 pounds weight throw, long jump and 1 mile run, where he won the Silver medal. He died on August 17, 1935. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Strathardle Highland Gathering

Tour Scotland video of photographs of the Strathardle Highland Gathering in Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland. A traditional games with Scottish dancing, pipe bands, shot put, caber toss, agricultural show and much more.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Cille Choirill Church Roy Bridge

Tour Scotland video of photographs of Cille Choirill Church and graveyard on visit to Roy Bridge Scotland. Situated above the River Spean in the Braes of Lochaber, this church is on the hill where St. Cairell had his cell is named after him in Gaelic, Cille Choirill, and is about one mile from Roy Bridge. It is a sacred site to the people, and has a 15th century church in his honour and an ancient burial ground. This Scottish church was used in the BBC TV series, Monarch of the Glen as Glenbogle Church.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Parish Church Balquhidder

Tour Scotland video of photographs of the Parish Church in Balquhidder, Scotland. Scottish parish church in dressed stone, built 1853 by David Bryce. The ruins of the old parish church are in the graveyard where there are many intriguing carved stones, including that of Rob Roy MacGregor.

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Old Photograph Herring Drifters East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of herring drifters outside the harbour in Cellardyke by Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. I was raised in this fishing village on the East coast. Cellardyke was formerly known as Nether Kilrenny, or Silverdyke, and the harbour as Skinfast Haven, a name which can still be found on maps today. The harbour was built in the 16th century and was rebuilt between 1829 to 1831. Around 200 fishing boats were once based here but much of the fleet was destroyed by a storm in 1898, with most of those left intact relocating a short way down the coast to Anstruther.



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Old Photographs Durisdeer Scotland

Old photograph of Durisdeer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A Roman road once passed through the site of the village as a direct route fron Nithsdale to Clydesdale, and the remains of a small, but well preserved Roman fort are located about a mile up the Well Path to the north-east; the defensive ditch and rampart are clearly visible. The parish church, a category A listed building in the village, also serves Drumlanrig Castle, the 17th-century home of the Duke of Queensberry. Durisdeer Church was rebuilt by the third Duke in the 1720s, to designs by James Smith. Durisdeer was included in the 1978 film version of The Thirty Nine Steps, starring Robert Powell.



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Old Photograph River Tay Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the River Tay in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Photographs Loch Scavaig Isle Of Skye

Tour Scotland video of photographs of Loch Scavaig from Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Elgol, Scottish Gaelic, Ealaghol, is a village on the shores of Loch Scavaig towards the end of the Strathaird peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands. With the great Cuillin range behind this an area of spectacular scenery. The boat trip from Elgol across Loch Scavaig to Loch Coruisk and the base of the Cuillin has long been hugely popular with tourists. The scenery is simply stunning. A small selection of my personal photographs shot on small group tours of Scotland.

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Old Photographs Buckie Scotland

Old photograph of Buckie on the Moray Firth, Scotland. Once a thriving fishing and shipbuilding port, today Buckie is a small fishing town. George Imlach McIntosh, VC, was born in Buckie on 24 April 1897, he was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 20 years old, and a private in the 1/6th Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, British Army during the First World War. For his bravery at the Battle of Passchendaele, he was awarded the VC. He died on 20 June, 1968. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photographs Lybster Scotland

Old photograph of Lybster, Caithness, Scotland. The Sinclairs of Lybster have long roots running back to the Sinclair earls who ruled Caithness that was once a much larger area taking in much of Sutherland. Tracing further back the family has connections to the Norwegian earls who controlled the north of Scotland for centuries.



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Old Photographs Olnafirth Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of the Whaling Station at Olnafirth, Shetland Islands, Scotland. The most common whale hunted in Shetland in the old days was the Pilot Whale.



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Old Photograph Scots Guards Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Scots Guards at a Military Camp outside Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland. The Scots Guards, part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Their origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642, although it was only placed on the English Establishment, thus becoming part of what is now the British Army, in 1686. The Regiment is the oldest formed Regiment in the Regular Army in service today.



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Old Photograph Cottages Loch Of Strom Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of cottages by Loch of Strom, Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Cottages Alloway Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland.On the left is Robert Burns Cottage.





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Tour Scotland Video Drive Through Glen Artney Strathearn

Tour Scotland video of drive East through Glen Artney in Strathearn, just South of Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Mary, Queen of Scots often hunted with Darnley around 1565 in the Royal forests in Glen Artney, south of Comrie. This later inspired Sir Walter Scott to use Glen Artney in The Lady of the Lake.

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Tour Scotland Video Moon Over Passenger Train Tay Bridge

Tour Scotland video of the moon above a passenger train on the Tay Railway Bridge by Dundee, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Cumberland Barracks Coupar Angus

Tour Scotland video of Cumberland Barracks on Calton Street in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. These barracks were built to be used by the British Army in the suppression of the 1745 Jacobite Rising, which was the last major war and made an end of centuries of clan warfare in the high glens. The Cumberland also known as the Yeomanry Barracks were restored by the Burgh Council in 1974. The Jacobite rising of 1745 was the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart. The rising occurred during the War of the Austrian Succession when most of the British Army was on the European continent. Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as " Bonnie Prince Charlie " or " the Young Pretender ", sailed to Scotland and raised the Jacobite standard at Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands, where he was supported by a gathering of Highland clansmen. The march south began with an initial victory at Prestonpans near Edinburgh. The Jacobite army, now in bold spirits, marched onwards to Carlisle, over the border in England. When it reached Derby, some British divisions were recalled from the Continent and the Jacobite army retreated north to Inverness where the last battle on Scottish soil took place on a nearby moor at Culloden. The Battle of Culloden ended with the final defeat of the Jacobite cause, and with Charles Edward Stuart fleeing with a price on his head, before finally sailing to France.

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Tour Scotland Video St Magridin's Church North Fife

Tour Scotland video of St Magridin's Church at Abdie near Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish church, now roofless and unused, lies east-west and is a long, narrow medieval building. It was built in the 13th century and consecrated in 1242 by Bishop David de Bernham. It received significant additions in the seventeenth century. The church was abandoned in 1827 and was restored 1856 and then abandoned again. There are memorials on the north, east and west faces inside the old aisle. The church is surrounded by a graveyard. In common with most medieval churches, the majority of memorials are located on the south and east of the church.

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