Places
36 places found.
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- Stirling, Central Scotland
- Dollar, Central Scotland
- Falkirk, Central Scotland
- Callander, Central Scotland
- Dunblane, Central Scotland
- Alva, Central Scotland
- Alloa, Central Scotland
- Doune, Central Scotland
- Bo'ness, Central Scotland
- Bridge of Allan, Central Scotland
- Clackmannan, Central Scotland
- Denny, Central Scotland
- Glasgow, Strathclyde
- Edinburgh, Lothian
- Melrose, Borders
- Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
- Oban, Strathclyde
- Dunoon, Strathclyde
- Kelso, Borders
- Jedburgh, Borders
- Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway
- Rothesay, Strathclyde
- Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway
- Gourock, Strathclyde
- Ayr, Strathclyde
- Grangemouth, Central Scotland
- Dundee, Tayside
- Tillicoultry, Central Scotland
- Inveraray, Strathclyde
- Innerleithen, Borders
- Perth, Tayside
- Greenock, Strathclyde
- Elgin, Grampian
- Aberdeen, Grampian
- Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Hawick, Borders
Photos
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Maps
64 maps found.
Memories
384 memories found. Showing results 1 to 10.
Grandfather Had Relation Who Lived Here
I have not had the pleasure to have seen Buckhurst Hill, Essex to date but my grandfather Robert Martin Taylor had a relation who lived there. His son Everard William Taylor was born Scotland 28th August ...Read more
A memory of Buckhurst Hill in 1860 by
Memories Of Barnstaple
My aunt was the Manager of the Imperial Hotel which once stood on the bank of a river (whose name escapes me), in the 1940s. I spent several holidays with her which were great experiences for a young boy from a relatively ...Read more
A memory of Barnstaple in 1953 by
(Lady) Sara Grierson, Of Craigdarroch
(Sir) William Grierson, 9th Lord of Lag, & his wife, Nicola Maxwell had issue known, 10, viz.: (1) Helena Grierson, born before 1597, (2) (Sir) Robert Grierson of Lag, born before 1598 at Lag, Dumfries-shire, ...Read more
A memory of Moniaive by
1824 Bible
Not a memory, but may mean something to someone else, Whilst clearing out my parents home I found a very old Bible, inside the cover, penned in beautiful ink writing the name Margaret Beattie, Burncleugh 1824. Nothing else. Who was ...Read more
A memory of Burncleuch by
1937 Onwards
Born in Oakwood Rd Hilsea In 1937with memories of watching Dog Fights in the sky from our Anderson Air Raid shelter during the early part of WW2 before going up to Dunstaffnage in Scotland in 1943 when my father who was a Shipwright in ...Read more
A memory of Portsmouth by
1941 42
I, with my three brothers and mother, lived for a while in an apartment near the top end of the town. My father was in the Argyle and Sutherland's. Later we moved out of town to a house called 'Pothill' where my mother was dairymaid and ...Read more
A memory of Auchterarder by
1945 1960
What a great site this is – I love sharing everyone’s memories. It brought back my childhood and names I had forgotten. I moved from Scotland to Mitcham in 1946 when I was four. Mum, Dad, my sisters Margaret and Florence and me all moved ...Read more
A memory of Mitcham by
1956
My mother & father were the cook & butler to Col Dundas & Mrs Dundas. They arrived from Italy straight after their wedding searching for work. My eldest sister was born while they were in service. They enjoyed working there & ...Read more
A memory of Ochtertyre by
25 Years In Beaconsfield.
Born in Wembley, I arrived in the New Town of Beaconsfield in 1957 aged 5. With my younger sister and my parents. I left home at 17 but returned occasionally until 1981 when my parents moved to Scotland. I lived in ...Read more
A memory of Beaconsfield by
42 High St. Northwood
Left Potter St School at 14 years of age. Two years later, without any particular aptitude or skills, I found my way to Marabelle Fabrics. Styled as a wharehouseman, I cycled from Field-End road everyday except Sundays. The ...Read more
A memory of Northwood in 1948 by
Captions
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This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.
This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.
Now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, Brodick Castle, once the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, dates from the 14th century.
Now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, Brodick Castle, once the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, dates from the 14th century.
The first effective spinning mill in the west of Scotland was built at Rothesay.
Many historic houses in Scotland were gutted so that their owners could avoid paying rates.
Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, built Dunnottar in the late 14th century.
Scone was where Scotland's kings were crowned.
Iona is the oldest Christian burial ground in Scotland and contains the graves of many kings and chieftains.
In ancient times the Kingdom of Strathclyde, which covered a significant part of south-west Scotland, had its capital at Dumbarton, and Viking raiders continually laid siege to the castle on the Rock.
An ancient royal burgh, Perth was once capital of Scotland.
Scone was where Scotland's kings were crowned.
he first effective spinning mill in the west of Scotland was built at Rothesay.
The following year, Hertford was back in Scotland, burning five market towns, sacking 243 villages, and laying waste to crops.
Only Perth and Aberdeen have the Royal Tressure of Scotland on their arms.
An ancient royal burgh, Perth was once capital of Scotland.
Extensive alterations to the palace were undertaken between 1670 and 1679 by Sir William Bruce, the king's surveyor in Scotland.
A number of scheduled steamer services linked Dublin to England and Scotland.
Glasgow Cathedral survives almost intact and is said to be the most complete in Scotland, having lost only its western towers which were dismantled during the nineteenth century.
By 1876 the Independent Order of Good Templars had 84,000 members in Scotland.
The estate in which the house stands is very beautiful, its heath and forest land described as a 'piece of Scotland south of the Tweed'.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842, and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.
The island of Iona, near Mull off the west coast of Scotland, is known as the cradle of Scottish Christianity or 'The Mecca of Gael'.
This modest hospital was set up in Scotland Lane as the Leeds Work People's Convalescent Home.
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