Projects

[1109] Historic Scotland images

Nearly 50,000 images from the photographic unit at Historic Scotland, including historic buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Scotland, the surveying, 3-D scanning and recording of other historic properties, and images of celebrities and others interacting with Historic Scotland.

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland, Borders, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highlands, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles

[1100] Charles Travels North

Modern-day photographs depicting the journey of the pretender to the throne Charles Edward Stuart (better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie) as he travelled north from England. In 1745, he had marched south towards London with a large Jacobite army intent on reclaiming the throne (he had reached as far as Derby before turning back). His journey north was to end in the ultimate defeat of the Jacobite army in 1746 at the Battle of Culloden, and Cairns Aitken has followed in his footsteps recording various points on his journey through England and into the Highlands of Scotland.  Prof. Aitken, the photographer and contributor of the project, was an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, becoming Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retiring as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: Jacobites, Culloden

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland, Borders, Central Scotland, Fife, Grampian, Highlands, Lothian, Western Isles

[1097] Scottish Stained Glass Trust

Images from the Scottish Stained Glass Trust, including intricate windows from religious and commercial buildings.

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Borders, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highlands, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles

[1095] Visits to Morocco

Images of Morocco, in particular the cities of Fes and Marrakech, as well as a number of smaller towns and villages. Particular emphasis is given to markets, souks, food and everyday activities. These images are colourful and evocative depictions of life in Northern Africa. Cairns Aitken, the photographer and contributor of the project, was an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, becoming Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retiring as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.

Keywords: Fes, Fez, Marrakech, Africa, souk, market

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland

[1089] Carney Heritage Productions

Historian and filmmmaker Don Carney has kindly licensed a series of films about life in rural Scotland from the early 20th century to the present day.  In these he and the films' subjects relate changes in lifestyles, farming methods, education and more.  Clips include memories of a POW camp and information on water divining. More records by Don Carney on Scran can be seen here. 

Keywords: rural, farming, Aberdeenshire

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland, Borders, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highlands, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles

[1088] Scottish Ironwork Foundation

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland

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