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Tag: National Trust for Scotland

  • 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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    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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