A village mourns
This is a sad story of the early death of Alex Gordon of Balnaut, Crathie [please note: Alex is not a relation of mine] Daily Express, 19 March 1962: 26 … Continue reading A village mourns
Category: Deeside Tales
Material relating to upper Deeside including my book ‘Deeside Tales: The stories of a small glen’
‘Dilapidated farmhouse waylays tycoon’s plans’
As reported in the Press & Journal, 24 March 2025: Rickety farmhouse waylays tycoon’s Abergeldie Estate plans By Ben Hendry Press & Journal, 24 March 2025 The owner of Abergeldie … Continue reading ‘Dilapidated farmhouse waylays tycoon’s plans’
A B S T R A C T I O N S
I had not lang been at school already consideered ‘backward’ an my faither, in search o’ Abergeldie had his bairns finding aivry deid ‘Peter Gordon’ oan tombstones in the Kirkyard. … Continue reading A B S T R A C T I O N S
Golden eagles in skies over Scotland
Headline: Scotsman, 11 August 2024. Sketch: The Camlet, Glen Girnock, the Hill of the Eagles. Drawn by Peter Scott-Gordon, 1997
A Doric poem
I wrote this poem ower twanty years ago. It is aboot a wee babblin’ burn still flowin’ in hills beyont aiveryday time. Naebody mynds Aultdrachty noo, though lood it rattles … Continue reading A Doric poem
Tapsalteerie
This letter was printed in the Scotsman 31 October 1996:
Bonnie Airlie
In the University of St Andrews photographic collection came across this delightful photograph taken on the approach to Airlie castle in 1890. It would be fun to write a short … Continue reading Bonnie Airlie
Long journey back
Being a magpie in old archives can be serendipitous. In the Aberdeen Press and Journal of 18 May 1985, this poem in Doric, titled Long Journey back was shared: At … Continue reading Long journey back