Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of the Chapel in #Traquair #House near #Peebles in the #Borders. A Roman Catholic chapel built in 1829, following the Catholic emancipation tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2015/08/old-...
Traquair House in the Scottish Borders. The image shows the front of the building in sunshine. It is painted white and is four storeys high and quite wide, with, just visible, wings projecting forward at the sides. There is an ornate metal fence in front of the house with a half-open gate in it. The foreground is grass and flower beds and a hill rises on the right in the background.
Scotland’s oldest continuously inhabited house, the wonderfully unchanged Traquair House in the Scottish Borders. Parts of it date back at least as far as 1107, when King Alexander I of Scotland signed a royal charter at Traquair. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Traquair
Just got a glowing review of my talk in Peebles on 8th Earl of #Traquair- "Thank you for a splendid evening of history and entertainment. History need not be stuffy." Am basking in the glory!!!
Tonight I'll be giving my latest #Traquair talk, about the servants from 17th to 20th centuries - for the third time in 9 days. A popular topic!
Had a wonderful day in the #archives at Bar Convent #York researching the schooldays of Mary Ravenscroft 7th Countess of #Traquair Overwhelmed by the peaceful atmosphere - and the helpful staff.
Sir John the English envoy plays quoits while two ladies look on.
Two men and a woman sit under red and gold canopy.
A lady in fifteen century clothes is talking to a man in a black short gown while the steward is adjusting the canopy.
A view of Traquair House at night. The house is lit up
A few more pictures of the recent event at Traquair.
#medieval #Traquair #reenactment
Had a great time at Maynooth University this week speaking about the amazing diary of 7th Countess of #Traquair 1782-3. Thanks to Historic Irish Houses for giving me the opportunity.
Absolutely delighted to be giving a talk on the wonderful diary of 7th Countess of #Traquair at Maynooth University in Ireland in May ://www.eventbrite.ie/e/everyday-life-in-the-country-house-tickets-1270803069189
Bet Countess of #Traquair enjoyed writing this: "Mr Gordon's window went wrong in the pulley would not shut - Lady Traquair sett it to rights & Shut the window" Some fascinating stuff in this diary!
Traquair House in the Scottish Borders. The image shows the front of the building in sunshine. It is painted white and is four storeys high and quite wide, with, just visible, wings projecting forward at the sides. There is an ornate metal fence in front of the house with a half-open gate in it. The foreground is grass and flower beds and a hill rises on the right in the background.
Scotland’s oldest continuously inhabited house, the wonderfully unchanged Traquair House in the Scottish Borders. Parts of it date back at least as far as 1107, when King Alexander I of Scotland signed a royal charter at Traquair. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Traquair
