Heather Curtis, a first-year PhD student at the University of St Andrews, has won the Scottish Records Association’s Tunnock Prize – an award for an essay utilising archival research to expand our knowledge of Scottish…
Curling, 1878 (JV-645). A print from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. Curling is a winter sport that has a long history in Scotland. The first written evidence of curling appeared in a notary’s protocol…
Douglas firs in the snow, Birnam, December 1925 (RMA-H-1607). A half plate (6.5×4.75 ins.) glass negative from the Robert Moyes Adam Scottish Landscape Photography Collection. Birnam is the location of Great Birnam…
Kintail – the view from Ben Sgriol, ca. 1985 (HMB-P-224). A print from the Hamish Brown Mountaineering and Scottish Photography Collection. The view from Beinn Sgritheall (or Beinn Sgriol) was described by Sir Hugh…
The Pends, St Andrews in the snow, 1878 (JV-303-B). A coloured postcard from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. This view is particularly interesting to local residents as it shows the gateway to Priory House…
Kincraig, a winter study, the an Suidhe (Suie) black-faced sheep in Strathspey, January 1949 (RMA-H-9281). A half plate (6.5×4.75 ins.) glass negative from the Robert Moyes Adam Scottish Landscape Photography…
Law Mill. Bridge in Winter, ca.1910 (JHW-C-100). A lantern slide from the John H Wilson Magic Lantern Slide Collection. The first reference to the Law Mill dates from 1570. It was owned by the burgh of St Andrews for…
Lade Braes burn, St Andrews, November 1973 (AGC-33-51). A 35mm slide from the Andrew G Cowie St Andrews Photographic Collection. The Lade Braes walk follows the route of the old mill lade, the Kinness Burn, and runs…
The Summit and Observatory, Ben Nevis, 1885 (JV-5393). A postcard from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles at 1345m (4413 feet). The Ben Nevis…
The Albert Institute, Dundee, 1892 (JV-17199). A coloured postcard from the James Valentine Photographic Collection. The Albert Institute was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott (1865-67) in a mixture of styles of…