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The Brisbane Aisle (NS 220247, 659447) is a small 17th century free-standing burial vault, built for the Shaws of Kelsoland (aka Brisbane) and situated in the grounds of the 'Largs Old Kirk', Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Walter Hill was born at Scotsdyke, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, on 31 December 1819, the son of David Hill and Elizabeth Beattie. [2] [3] Scotsdyke is virtually on the border of England and Scotland, and is presumably a reference to the moat about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the village of Canobie (now spelled Canonbie).
Natural history: Brisbane Opal Museum is a unique museum where people can visit and have a tour and find out for why opal was considered so special that it was declared Australia’s National Gemstone. There is an opal jewellery shop in the same building. Exhibits impressive opal collection and information about opal mining [2] Brisbane Tramway ...
This list of museums in Scotland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. [1]
Scran is a Scottish online resource for educational use by the public, schools, further education and higher education.It presents nearly 490,000 (still and moving) images and sounds contributed by museums, galleries, archives and the media.
The recorded history of Brisbane dates from 1799, when Matthew Flinders explored Moreton Bay on an expedition from Port Jackson, although the region had long been occupied by the Yugara and Turrbal aboriginal tribes. The town was conceived initially as a penal colony for British convicts sent from Sydney.
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1998 saw the opening of the Museum of Scotland (now the Scottish History and Archaeology department), linked internally to the main building. The major redevelopment completed in 2011 by Gareth Hoskins Architects uses former storage areas to form a vaulted Entrance Hall of 1,400 m 2 (15,000 sq ft) at street level with visitor facilities.