Tall Ships boost for Aberdeen
On the last Saturday of July 2025 we took the train to Aberdeen to see the Tall Ships. We had a wonderful day. The last time we saw the Tall … Continue reading Tall Ships boost for Aberdeen
Tag: Aberdeenshire
Diary of a whaling voyage
In the Trove archive ‘the key to Scotland’s past‘ is a diary of a whaling journal. Trove provides this introduction to the diary: ‘Whaling was very important in the 18C … Continue reading Diary of a whaling voyage
A friend to friendship itself: Davie Glen
David Rioch Glen, 1909-1978. Sadly, I never met Davie [Davy] Glen but I heard some wonderful tales about him when I was researching the history of Jock’s Road, Glen Doll. … Continue reading A friend to friendship itself: Davie Glen
The Poet’s House
The Poet’s House, Burngrains, Alvah, Banffshire. “The black and white photograph shows a two storeyed nineteenth century house with dormer windows to the front. The house is built of stone … Continue reading The Poet’s House
The Corsegight Hermit
A timeline : Robert William Ironside [born Barrack, 1825 – died Paradise Cottage, Corsegight, 1896]: 1 October 1853, Poor Law Register: 19 April 1870, Banffshire Journal: 1870 Ordnance Survey: 27 … Continue reading The Corsegight Hermit
The ‘Almanack’ contains
24 July 1786, Press and Journal: 18 August 1802, Press and Journal:
The Narrow Wynd Society
Aberdeen’s Narrow Wynd, Castlegate, was demolished to make way for the eastern end of Union Street. It was, in its day, the thriving commercial heart of Aberdeen. Here is an … Continue reading The Narrow Wynd Society
Honeybrae
A timeline: Honeybrae, Aberdeen, where the poet Byron stayed in 1978: 30th January 1858, Aberdeen Herald: 1865, Ordnance Survey map: 16th January 1884, Aberdeen Free Press: 1895, Ordnance Survey map: … Continue reading Honeybrae