‘It’s the adventurous who are shy’
Last week I spent a few days exploring with Big Ted. We visited Glen Tilt, Glen Lyon and Glen Orchy. We stayed in Dalmally where I wrote a few poems. … Continue reading ‘It’s the adventurous who are shy’
Category: Scotland
Scotland today and Scotland past
Glenlochsie Lodge: ‘Just a pile of rubble now’
1868 Ordnance Survey map: 1898 Ordnance Survey map: May 1903, Cairngorm Club: May 1903, Cairngorm Club: January 1912, Cairngorm Club: 2003: 2023:
Dunbarney Windmill
Dunbarney Windmill, Perthshire:
Life is worth Living
I am about to set off on my next wee adventure and am hoping to revisit Glen Tilt in Perthshire.
‘Put the IT in FITness’
A newspaper advert from a 1930s Scottish paper [coloured and overlayed by Peter Scott-Gordon]
A certain friend in uncertain times
Filmed at Craigforth Insurance Campus, Stirling: This film is for Sian. We met as junior doctors in the Department of Medicine for the Elderly [DOME], Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen Credits: [1] … Continue reading A certain friend in uncertain times
Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll
In researching the history of Craigforth House, Stirling, I came across some of the story of Niall D Campbell, 1872-1949, 10th Duke of Argyll. His mother Janey Sevilla Callander was … Continue reading Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll
Houffe cottage
This post is about Houffe Cottage, Stirling which was demolished long ago. I came across this building by chance when looking at a first edition ordnance survey map of this … Continue reading Houffe cottage