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Scottish Lost Places Nov 2, 2024

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3 Posts, 0 Following, 1 Follower · Account using #Wikidata to post daily thematic items relating to the places of #ScottishHistory. Contact @[email protected]

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Scottish Lost Places Nov 2, 2024

Places and people from the Scottish Witchcraft Trials:
Johnne Colquhoun in 1633 in Luss.
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q43390402
Survey of Scottish Witchcraft:
https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.accusedrecord&accusedref=A/EGD/160&search_string=lastname

#ScottishHistory #WitchTrials #ArgyllAndBute

Johnne Colquhoun

accused of witchcraft

Scottish Lost Places Nov 1, 2024

#OTD in 1965, Ach-na-Cloich railway station was closed. Connel Ferry railway station is now the nearest station, 4km away.
Doune railway station, Callander railway station closed on the same day.

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4673334

#ScottishHistory #ScottishRailways #ArgyllAndBute

Ach-na-Cloich railway station

railway station in Achnacloich, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK (1881-1917 & 1919-1965)

Scottish Lost Places Nov 1, 2024

The Melrose area has 3 category A listed buildings on #wikidata.
The Steading, Nether Blainslie lacks a #wikipedia article
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108408472

#ScottishHistory #ScottishBorders

The Steading, Nether Blainslie

architectural structure in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

Scottish Lost Places Oct 31, 2024

Dymock’s Buildings: merchant's house in Falkirk.
Canmore ID 48170
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15109961
(There is an article on German #wikipedia but not on en.wiki)

#ScottishHistory #Falkirk

Dymock’s Buildings

warehouse now apartment building in Bo'Ness, Falkirk, Scotland, UK

Scottish Lost Places Oct 30, 2024

The Helensburgh area has 17 category A listed buildings on #wikidata.
St Michael and All Angels’ Church (dating from 1868) lacks a #wikipedia article
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2324030

#ScottishHistory #ArgyllAndBute

St Michael and All Angels’ Church

church in Helensburgh, United Kingdom

Scottish Lost Places Oct 29, 2024

Old football leagues:
Nithsdale Wanderers F.C. played in the Scottish Football Alliance (and in South of Scotland Football League).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithsdale_Wanderers_F.C%2E

#ScottishHistory #MastodonFC #ScottishFitba #Sanquhar

Nithsdale Wanderers F.C. - Wikipedia

Scottish Lost Places Oct 28, 2024

Twechar railway station was a station on the Kelvin Valley Railway. Croy railway station is now the nearest station, 4km away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twechar_railway_station

#ScottishHistory #ScottishRailways #NorthLanarkshire