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Photograph from the Ross Family Collection Hunting & Shooting in the Scottish Highlands |
'Sandy spying'
Photograph by Mrs Horatio Ross?
© Reproduced with permission of Stephen Beadle
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Braelangwell House |
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Photographs 4, 5 and 6 above come from a collection of almost 100 Ross family photos acquired by Stephen Beadle. These 3 photos (and others) are from part of the collection entitled 'Braelangwell House, Ross-shire'. The house with its lawns and walled gardens is in Ross-shire, 17 miles north of Inverness. This is Braelangwell House: - Peter Stubbs: November 23, 2007 |
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This photo may have been taken by Mrs Horatio Ross, wife of one of the grandsons of the early sportsman, photographer and politician, Horatio Ross (1801-1886). |
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Stephen Beadle adds: "As this photo is marked 'Braelangwell House, Ross-shire', it was probably taken somewhere around there while the people were in residence at the house." Stephen Beadle: November 26, 2007 |
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Question |
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Who is Sandy in this Photograph? |
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Answer 1 |
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Possibly Sandy Munro Thank you to Louise Munro Gamble (née Ross) of Perth, Scotland who left the following message in the EdinPhoto Guest Book: "Your photo of Sandy in his kilt with his dogs and a small boy interests me if associated with Gledfield House. My Great Grandfather Alexander (Sandy) Munro was the Head Gamekeeper there, some time in the nineteenth century. Could this be a photo of him in his highland best with one of his sons?" Louise Munro Gamble (née Ross) of Perth, Scotland: April 30, 2007 |
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Answer 2 |
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Very likely to be Sandy Munro (Sandy Luchag) Louise Munro Gamble (née Ross) wrote again with the following message: "Further to my comments on the 4, 5 & 6 above, I have spoken to Sandy's granddaughter who believes that they are indeed of Sandy, and possibly the small boy is her father. To confirm this, Sandy had a large birthmark on his right cheek in the shape of a mouse which, on close inspection of one photo, it appears to be present. He grew his beard to hide it. Sandy was known as 'Sandy-Luchag' = Sandy-Mouse." Would it be possible for you to obtain higher resolution copies for me of these three photos for inspection? I hope we can confirm it is indeed Sandy as we only have a photo of him as an older man." Louise Munro Gamble (née Ross) of Perth, Scotland: May 17, 2007 |
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UPDATE Sandy also appears in photos 4 and 5. I've now added larger images of these two photos to the web site: - Peter Stubbs: November 23, 2007 |
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Braelangwell House |
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The photograph above is one of almost 100 Ross family photos in a collection acquired by Stephen Beadle. This one comes from part of the collection entitled 'Braelangwell House, Ross-shire'. This is Braelangwell House: - Peter Stubbs: November 23, 2007 |
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