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Tag: Historic Scotland

  • Back In A Couple of Weeks — Fan Of… Series

    Back In A Couple of Weeks — Fan Of… Series

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    My current Historic Scotland Series takes a lot more work to write & edit so that I can do justice to this fantastic country I am proud to be a part of. Work last week turned into a 6 day marathon with more of the same this week, not allowing me the time I want to spend on my Fan Of… posts.

    The next post in the Historical Scotland series will be the promised “Poets Path”, now on July 22nd.

    Until then, here are the first two posts in the series in case you missed them.

    Old Ships in Dundee Fan Of… Series

    HMS Unicorn
    HMS Unicorn

    Exploring Tenements in Glasgow: Miss Toward’s Time Capsule — Fan Of…

    NTS Tenement House
    NTS Tenement House

    Water Water Everywhere posts have already been written & scheduled & will go out as normal on Monday mornings.

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    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Rabbie Burns — Monday Portrait Jul 01

    Rabbie Burns — Monday Portrait Jul 01

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    In keeping with my Historic Scotland Fan Of… Series, this is a wicker statue of Rabbie Burns that can be found in the small holding next to the cottage where he was born

    • Rabbie Burns
  • Exploring Rabbie Burns Cottage and Gardens: A Historical Scottish Delight — Fan Of…

    Exploring Rabbie Burns Cottage and Gardens: A Historical Scottish Delight — Fan Of…

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    Here we are in the wee town of Alloway, Ayr, at Rabbie Burns Cottage. For more information, visit the National Trust For Scotland Site.

    This cottage is where Rabbie Burns was born & grew up with three siblings until the age of 7.

    Burns Cottage – Exterior

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  • Discovering Rabbie Burns: Exploring His Birthplace and Beyond

    Discovering Rabbie Burns: Exploring His Birthplace and Beyond

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    In my fourth post of the Historic Scotland series, I will provide a quick overview of Rabbie Burns (Robert Burns), the world-renowned Scottish Poet. Since the world and poetry of Robert Burns is a vast topic, I have decided to break it down into a 5-week series.

    Week 1 — Burns Cottage

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  • Fan Of… Historic Scotland: Inside J.A. Braithwaite LTD Tea & Coffee Shop

    Fan Of… Historic Scotland: Inside J.A. Braithwaite LTD Tea & Coffee Shop

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    My third post in my Historic Scotland series features J.A. Braithwaite LTD Tea & Coffee Shop.

    We had to visit this fantastic old shop, given that we have a surname in common

    How is this shop historic, you ask; it is the oldest shop in Dundee (info from The Scots Magazine).

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  • Exploring Tenements in Glasgow: Miss Toward’s Time Capsule — Fan Of…

    Exploring Tenements in Glasgow: Miss Toward’s Time Capsule — Fan Of…

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    These pictures were all taken with my iPhone SE, so this is my post for John’s Cellpic Sunday.

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    My second post in my Historic Scotland series features The Tenement House. This National Trust for Scotland (NTS) time capsule of the turn of the 20th Century can be found on Buccleuch Street in Glasgow, just north of Sauchiehall Street.

    Buccleuch Steet Tenements
    Buccleuch Steet Tenements

    Susan vividly remembers staying at her Uncle Billy & Aunt Teresa’s Tenement in Linthouse, Glasgow, as a child. Her grandpa also lived in a tenement Penilee, again in Glasgow.

    The particular tenement we are visiting is of Miss Toward.

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  • Old Ships in Dundee Fan Of… Series & Cellpic Sunday

    Old Ships in Dundee Fan Of… Series & Cellpic Sunday

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    I’m starting my historic Scotland?????? series with some shots of old ships in Dundee taken on our recent visit.

    Unfortunately, we weren’t aware that some historical interest sites in Dundee are closed on Mondays. These shots are all external, but we will be visiting Dundee again & getting some internal shots of these old vessels.

    HMS Unicorn (Carousel)

    HMS Unicorn
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  • Wallace Monument — 150 Years Old Today

    Wallace Monument — 150 Years Old Today

    Happy 150th birthday to the Wallace Monument; built to commemorate the life of martyr and patriot, Sir William Wallace.

  • Butterflies And A Lot Of Dahlias

    Butterflies And A Lot Of Dahlias

    Whilst taking some photos of the fantastic floral display, mostly dahlias, around the Declaration Of Arbroath statue in Arbroath, a couple of butterflies kept getting in on the action.

    Statue of Declaration of Arbroath

    Red Admiral Butterfly

    Peacock Butterfly