Wemyss Bay Hotel
A quick look round an abandoned hotel in Wemyss Bay Scotland. Once a popular hotel, bar and restaurant. This building was demolished in late 2018.
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Wemyss Caves
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Wemyss Caves, highly commended for Best Public Presentation of Archaeology
Wemyss Caves 4D, Save the Wemyss Ancient Caves Society, The SCAPE Trust and The York Archaeological Trust, highly commended in the category of Best Public Presentation of Archaeology at the British Archaeology Awards 2014.
Old Photographs Wemyss Bay Firth Of Clyde Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Wemyss Bay, a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire. Wemyss Bay is the port for ferries to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. Passengers from the island can connect to Glasgow by train, which terminate in the village at the Wemyss Bay railway station, noted for its architectural qualities and regarded as one of Scotland's finest railway buildings. The name Wemyss is derived from the Scottish Gaelic uaimh which means cave. It is believed to be taken from the caves of the Firth of Forth where the Clan Wemyss made their home. The chiefs are one of the few noble families who are descended from the Celtic nobility through the Clan MacDuff Earls of Fife. The name Wemyss Bay may be associated with Bob Wemyss, who was the owner of a hut on the shore in the 19th century. Work began in late 1862 on the single track Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway branching from the main Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway at Port Glasgow and taking an inland route across to the coast at Inverkip before descending to Wemyss Bay. This was to connect to Clyde steamer services for Rothesay, Largs and Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, allowing a combined train and steamer journey time of an hour and a half, compared with a typical time of three hours by steamer from Glasgow. The station was designed by James Miller in 1903 for the Caledonian Railway.
Wemyss Bay
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Inside Court Cave Wemyss Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the inside of the Court cave on the coastal path on visit to the Wemyss Caves in Fife. This is part of the path from East Wemyss to Lower Largo.
James Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss
James Donald Charteris, 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March DL, (also known as Jamie Neidpath) (b. 22 June 1948) is a member of the Scottish peerage, the 13th Earl of Wemyss and 9th Earl of March.
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Old Photographs West Wemyss Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of West Wemyss a village lying on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife. The village began as a settlement around the site of Wemyss Castle which developed into a centre for the salt industry in the area. A harbour was later built in 1621 by the Wemyss family for the use of coal exportation from the pits on the lands of their estate. The harbour would become a major export point for coal by the late 17th century. The ships brought back imports of wood, iron and flax from the Baltic Countries. A wet dock was added for the increased demand of the coal in the late 1870s. Towards the latter stages of the 19th century, the village found itself surrounded by several mines, such as the Michael Pit in nearby East Wemyss. The industry, which saw trade with England and The Low Countries, started to struggle once the new docks were opened in Methil further along the Fife coast. Gradually, the demand for the harbour began to fall and it went into decline.The money for St Adrian's Kirk, church building was donated by the Wemyss family to provide a place of worship for the villagers of West Wemyss. The Church of Scotland acquired the property, but decided to close it in the 1960s because of the cost of much needed repairs. However, it was bought by Captain Michael Wemyss in 1972, who funded the repairs and established the Wemyss Trust; the Trustees undertook to maintain the fabric for as long as there is a worshipping community . In 1973 the congregations of St Adrian’s and St George’s in East Wemyss, amalgamated as Wemyss Parish Church, and were joined in the early 1980s by St Mary's by the sea. But in 2008 the decision was taken to close St George’s, and St Adrian’s once again became the parish church. Then in 2008 it was united with Buckhaven Parish Church, and at the present time is part of Buckhaven and Wemyss Parish Church
Years After Archaeologists Started Digging In Scotland, They Found This Forgotten Dark Age Kingdom
Years After Archaeologists Started Digging In Scotland, They Found This Forgotten Dark Age Kingdom
On a barren hill in the wilds of Scotland, a team of archaeologists is hard at work. They’ve been digging for four years, hoping to discover the meaning behind a series of mysterious carvings. And as they learn more about the site, they realize that an age-old legend may be about to be uncovered.
Compared to other, more well-documented eras of British history, relatively little is known about the period that came between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. With few records, artifacts or artworks to study, historians unsurprisingly refer to it as the Dark Ages.
And consequently, in the absence of verifiable history, many myths and legends have sprung up to fill the gaps. The most famous of these is that of King Arthur, the legendary king who was said to have united Britain against Saxon invaders.
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Old Photographs East Wemyss Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of East Wemyss a village situated on the south coast of the Kingdom of Fife. This Scottish village was traditionally one of several coal mining communities along the south coast of Fife. The pit was its main employer for many years until it was closed in 1967 due to a fire which resulted in the deaths of nine men. East Wemyss is also home to the ruins of MacDuff's Castle, home to the MacDuff Earls of Fife, the most powerful family in Fife during the Middle Ages. Wemyss and District Tramways operated a tramway service between Leven and Kirkcaldy between 1906 and 1932. The Wemyss Tramway Order of 1905 authorised the construction of this tramway. It was financed by the Wemyss Coal Company, owned by Randolph Wemyss. The mainline of the tramway joined Leven, Methil, Buckhaven, East Wemyss, West Wemyss, Coaltown of Wemyss, Dysart and Kirkcaldy.
Coaltown Of Wemyss Back Streets
Coaltown of Wemyss Fife Scotland
Fingal's Cave, Staffa, Scotland
A walk from the the boat up to and into Fingal's Cave.
The legend of Fingal, the Scottish Giant that took on the Irish Giant Finn MacCoul and built the Giants Causeway to do battle.
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Caves of Death: Children's Heads Displayed on Poles !
This week i went to Covesea near Lossiemouth in search for Sculptors Cave. There is many caves on this coastline but Sculptors cave in particular has a very interesting past.
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Cave in Scotland
This was a great place for caves
The Glory That Was Garthland (Lochwinnoch, Scotland)
GARTHLAND House, on the outskirts of Lochwinnoch, was one of Renfrewshire's most majestic mansions. The greyish-pink Tudor-style architecture of the two-storey building was enhanced by a pillared porch, elegant stairway, ivy-clad walls, pedimented portico, soaring chimneys, sloping roof and exquisitely-carved dormer and bay windows.
Built in 1796 by David King for wealthy land-owner James Adam, Garthland was embowered by beautiful gardens embellished by manicured lawns, gravel paths, sprawling rhododendrons, towering conifers and fragrant flowers and herbs.
Sadly the historic house is now but a shell of its former self. Today it lies derelict, abandoned and boarded-up in woodlands now overgrown and neglected. Yet still the old mansion clings tenaciously to its proud history. Even in the midst of its devastation it is not difficult to imagine Garthland in all its architectural and horticultural glory.
Known originally as Garpel House then Barr House before becoming Garthland House, the regal residence was acquired by the Macdowall family who came initially from Garthland in Wigtownshire and were descended from the Lords of Galloway. During the mid-1930s, Henry Macdowall sold it to the Mill Hill Foreign Missionary Society that was founded. Garthland House was renamed St Jospeh's College by the Society and, during its heyday, around 30 young men were students there.
A three-storey dormitory block was added in 1936 followed by a beautiful brick-red chapel in 1943. Both the sleeping quarters and the chapel can still be seen today although, like the house, they have fallen into disrepair and are but fragments of their former selves.
Despite its ruinous state, the chapel exudes a powerful aura, which conjures up visions of former days when it was used as a place of prayer and meditation for the trainee priests as well as by the people of Lochwinnoch who worshipped there until the construction of Our Lady of Fatima Church in the village in 1955.
Its most outstanding features were stained-glass windows, pink and black altar pieces, wooden pews and mosaic wall panels, exterior wall of the chapel. Portraying the majestic figure of St Joseph, the serene sculpture confronts visitors when they travel down the tree-lined avenue to the former college from the Largs Road.
The inspirational icon would have evoked a divine sense of mission for students arriving at St Joseph's for the first time from every corner of the British Isles at the start of their vocation to the priesthood. The carving depicts St Joseph – better known as the husband of the Virgin Mary – with a hammer in one hand and a long plank of wood in the other. The sculpture reminded students that St Joseph was the patron saint of carpenters. But the sermon in stone had an even deeper significance.
Following their ordination and admittance to the priesthood after their course of study, the missionaries were sent to places like Malaysia and Uganda in East Africa. Their duties included supervising the construction of churches, schools, hospitals and orphanages.
Wood – the material with which St Joseph worked—was used in these projects. So the link with their patron – and St Joseph's College where they studied – would always be with them wherever in the world they served.
Some time after the Mill Hill Missionaries moved from the college at Lochwinnoch for pastures anew around 1985, the building became
St Joseph's Nursing Home, where senior citizens were looked after for many years until its closure not so long ago.
It is hoped that the building will be saved from destruction by being transformed into flats at some point in the not-too-distant-future.
Unsurprisingly, a building so Gothic in appearance as the abandoned mansion is linked to ghostly hauntings. People who worked at St Joseph's Nursing Home will tell you there were several incidences of mysterious things 'which went bump in the night' during their time there. These mysterious events included doors opening and closing, weird thumping noises, plates and dishes falling from tables and pictures dropping from walls. There were also reports of ghostly horses galloping up and down the avenue at dead of night.
Once there was a priests' cemetery in the woodlands behind St Joseph's. Following the closure of the college, the coffins were exhumed and reburied in sacred ground elsewhere. For a long time afterwards, there were frequent tales of phantom priests still wandering over the burial ground which once contained their graves. There were many people who believed the apparitions were the spirits of priests who trained at the college and whose souls had returned to the happy haunts of their youth after they died.
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Old Photographs Of Earlsferry East Neuk Of Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Earlsferry on the coast of the East Neuk of Fife. Earlsferry was first settled in time immemorial.According to legend and tradition, MacDuff concealed himself in the cave at Kincraig by the coast of Earlsferry which bears his name. A substantial wall built across the recess of the cave is pointed out as having been built to shelter MacDuff. The Clan Duff claims descent from the original Royal Scoto Pictish line of which Queen Gruoch of Scotland, wife of Macbeth, King of Scotland was the senior representative. After the death of MacBeth, King Malcolm III of Scotland seized the Crown and his son, Aedh, married the daughter of Queen Gruoch. Aedh was created Earl of Fife and abbot of Abernethy. The early chiefs of Clan MacDuff were the Earls of Fife. Earlsferry Town Hall was built between 1864 and 1872, and has a sailing ship as its weathervane. As well as the plaque to the golfer James Braid there is one which commemorates the Polish soldiers stationed in the town during the Second World War. Many of them stayed and married local women. Golf is believed to have been played on Earlsferry Links as early as the 15th century. The golf club was formed in 1875, only a handful of clubs in Scotland are older, and the course is a classic example of links golf. James Braid who was born and brought up in Earlsferry and learnt his golf over this course.
Abandoned Rosslynlee Mental Hospital Midlothian Scotland 2018
A visit on the 9th of March 2018 to the former Rosslynlee hospital
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Inverkip Old Graveyard
A short video showing the small ancient graveyard which was situated on the outskirts of the Village of Inverkip, Scotland,, Where once stood the only church serving the parish of Greenock and surroundiing areas, known as The Alud Kirk.. Now sadly surrounded by modern housing.
The graveyard has many old stones dating back as far as 1720 and unreadable ones which may predate this time.
For such a small and seemingly insignificant graveyard it holds many significant and notable internments. Including the Family of Shaw-Stewart, Baronets of Greenock and Blackhall 1667.
Sir Archibald Stewart 1st Baronet 1635 - 1722 is a direct decendant of Sir John Stewart an illegitimate son of Robert III of Scotland who granted him the nearby estates of Ardgowan in Renfrewshire. The once proud mausoleum which houses the tombstones is now a dank, dirty ruin with its roof gone and crumbling walls slowly being overrun with flaura & fauna.
Another noteable and magnificent gravestone situated on the North face of the Shaw- Stewart Mausoleum is that of the Scottish chemist James Paraffin Young who in 1850 patented a process for extracting oil from cannel coal which was being mined in huge quantities in Linlithgow, Scotland. He lived and died in nearby Wemyss Bay at Kelly House which now no longer exists. He rests alongside his wife Mary.
Finally another magnificent erection celebrates the life of William Steele Brown, a Locomotive Supervisor Brown was instrumental in the type 2-4-0 Locomotive being built at Cowlairs Engine works in Glasgow. He died in 1882 aged 29 years and the monument was erected in the graveyard by Workmen of the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railways and a few friends.
This small and seemingly forgotten graveyard is well worth a visit.
Stunning video shows how ‘earliest Pictish fort’ could have looked
A stunning video, based on research by the University of Aberdeen, has revealed what one of the earliest known Pictish forts may have looked like.
Archaeologists investigating a substantially eroded sea stack near the site of the ruined Dunnotar Castle, which itself was a later Pictish power centre, uncovered evidence of a third or fourth century promontory fort.
The new video, funded by Historic Environment Scotland, illustrates how the fort may have looked if the sea stack, called Dunnicaer, was still connected to the mainland.