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Elgin Cathedral CloisterThe Cloisters, Elgin Cathedral, Morayshire, Scotland. The existing ruins were built after a fire in 1270, but destroyed by Cromwells Bishops War. Date: 13th century
Paisley Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Destroyed by the English in 1307. Rebuilt by the Stuarts; resting place of Robert III. Date: 12th century
Snowy KilmahogSnow at Killmahog, near Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, showing some pretty cottages and the peak of Ben Ledi in the background. Date: 1950s
SMOO CAVESmoo Cave, near Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, a famous cave which goes 150 feet into a limestone rock. Date: 1950s
Scotland / StaffaBasalt formations on the Isle of Staffa, Isle of Staves or Columns off the west coast of Mull, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Cearbhag Cove RocksThe rocky coastline at Cearbhag Cove, near Cape Wrath, a small bay with unusual rock formations, Sutherland, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Wallace Heel SpringWallace Heel, a spring on the banks of the River Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. This freshwater spring comes from a heel-shaped hole in the ground. Date: 1950s
West Port, St. Andrew s, Fifeshire, one of the few surviving city gates in Scotland, it was built in 1589 and renovated in 1843. Date: 16th century
Hunting McInnes TartanThe Hunting McInnes tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971
Torhouse Standing StonesThe Standing Stones of Torhouse, about 2 miles from Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. The stones form a circle of 19 stones, enclosing 3 central blocks. Date: BC
Loch FeochanA picturesque glimpse of Loch Feochan, a sea loch, near Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s
A GEOLOGICAL FAULTA geological fault in Campsie Glen, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Large Ships BuoyA large ships buoy, with an anchor chain attached, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Bidean Nam BianThe great peaks of Bidean nam Bian, towering above the new road through Glencoe, Argyllshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Glasgow Cathedral NaveThe fine Nave of Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland, the most perfect example of Pre- Reformation Gothic architecture in Scotland. Date: 14th century
Newbattle Abbey, a former seat of the Marquis of Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland, a 16th century house built on the site of a former 12th century abbey. Date: 16th century
George VI Youth HostelThis fine house, in Queens Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, is the King George VI Memorial Hostel, belonging to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association (opened 1957). Date: late 1950s
Clachan Bridge
Royal Stuart TartanThe Royal Stuart (or Stewart) tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1972
Mackay TartanThe MacKay (McKay) tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971
Gretna Marriage RoomThe Horseshoe Marriage Room at Gretna Green, Scotland. Established in 1830; a haven for young English couples wanting to marry quickly without parental consent. Date: established 1830
Corran LighthouseThe lighthouse on Corran Narrows, Loch Linnhe. Argyllshire, Scotland. This is the narrowest point of the 30 mile long sea loch. Date: 19th century
Scotland / ObanA fine impression of the harbour at Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland, a busy seaport, known as the Gateway to the Highlands, Date: 1950s
St. Andrews InvernessThe Cathedral of St. Andrew, Inverness, Scotland, one of several Episcopal Cathedrals built in Scotland during the 19th century. Date: built 1866 - 1869
Auld Smiddy Road HouseThe Auld Smiddy Road House, a modern roadhouse beside the Old Blacksmiths Shop at Greta Green, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Dress Gordon TartanThe Dress Gordon tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971
River Strath Naver
Cunningham TartanThe Cunningham tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971
Hunting McLeod TartanThe Hunting McLeod tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971
Newbattle Abbey GatewayNewbattle Abbey, a former seat of the Marquis of Lothian, Midlothian, Scotland, a 16th century house built on the site of a former 12th century abbey. Date: 16th century
Pennygown Celtic CrossThe Celtic Cross at Pennygown, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland. One one side is a circular design, ending in the tail of a crouching griffin, with a galley underneath it. Date: 1930s
Loch Assynt, with the ruined Ardvreck Castle, Sutherland, Scotland. Date: 1930s
Dunblane Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland, founded in 1141 by King David I. Rebuilt in 1240 by Bishop Clemens. The tower is early Norman, the rest pointed style Date: 12th century
Hunting McLean TartanThe Hunting McLean (MacLean) tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971
Arbroath CavesThe entrance to one of the caves at Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. Date: 1930s
Kilchoman CrossThe Cross of Kilchoman, an ancient cross on the Isle of Islay, the Hebrides, Scotland. For many years it was turned towards the sun during prayer, but this Pagan ritual stopped. Date: 1930s
Scotland / GlencoeScotland/Glencoe
Quiraing RockThe Quiraing Road, Isle of Skye, Scotland. This is the steep, winding road that comes down from the moorland road from Uig to Staffin, taken from below Quiraing rock. Date: 1950s
Edinburgh Steam TrainsSteam locomotives leaving Waverley Station, Edinburgh, Scotland, with Edinburgh Castle in the background. Date: 1950s
LOCH STACKLoch Stack, Sutherland, Scotland. Date: 1960s
Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland, the most perfect example of Pre-Reformation Gothic architecture in Scotland. Date: 14th century
Tranquil ScotlandA peaceful scene near Milngavie, Scotland, within 10 miles of the industrial heart of Glasgow. Date: 1950s
Gordon TartanThe Gordon tartan of Scotland. Date: photo taken 1971
Scottish MoorlandA typical moorland scene near Colintraive, Argyllshire, Scotland. It consists of a mixture of heather, rough pasture, bogland, bracken and small sized trees and bushes. Date: 1930s
The Marriage House, Coldstream Bridgehead, Berwickshire, Scotland, where up to a hundred years ago Blacksmith Weddings took place; the smithy was the priest! Date: 1950s
The Wallace Stone, at Blairston Mains Farm, near Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. It has associations with Sir William Wallace and has a carving of a sword on it. Date: 1950s photo
Sand ArtistA sand artist putting the finishing touches to a sand sculpture of Christ on the cross, Ayr beach, Ayrshire, Scotland. Date: 1930s
Solitary SwanSolitude - a solitary swan on Scotland Lake, Grendon, Northamptonshire, England, a lake on the estate of Lord Northampton. Date: 1960s