Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Scotland which has been in existence since the mid-1700s, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier. Much of its development was attributable to James Murray's decision to build his home, Cally (now a hotel), there in 1765. Over the next hundred years, the town developed into a centre for industry, particularly cotton. The western approach to the town is dominated by Cardoness Castle. Gatehouse of Fleet is the birthplace of Victorian artist John Faed. Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. ... John Faed (1819 - 1902), the eldest son of James and Mary Faed, was a Scottish painter, as was his brother Thomas Faed. ...