Where is Friendly Park?
I came across this query in an old newspaper: 7 July 1795, Caledonian Mercury: c1858, Ordnance Survey Book: 10 July 1874, Montrose Review: 9 January 1884, North British Daily Mail: … Continue reading Where is Friendly Park?
Tag: Angus
Fornethy House
I visited Fornethy House last year. Interested in old buildings I had intended to make a short film about the history of the house. However, the visit to Fornethy was … Continue reading Fornethy House
Nelson Logan
I came across Nelson Logan in the Montrose Review. He was a journalist and wrote poems that were published in the paper. Montrose Review, 8 October 1920: Mearns Leader, 5 … Continue reading Nelson Logan
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
He had nine sons
St Cuthbert’s Churchyard, Edinburgh: This account of Sir John Ogilvy, 5th baronet of Inverquharity (1722-1802) is worth reading. It fills in some of what is missing from the tombstone
[Child studies] through illegitimacy they are connected
This is a sad story about a ruined farmhouse in Angus. Strathella [CHILD STUDIES]:To play this short film click here or on the above image.
diminishing diameter circles in spandrels
Linlathen was once a michty estate owned by just one family. It now belongs to many. The original approach to Linlathen was by an iron bridge that crossed Dichty. This … Continue reading diminishing diameter circles in spandrels
Scotland’s peaks named after him
Lindertis House, in the Angus foothills, was the home of Sir Hugh Munro. It had its roof removed in the 1960s,and in the 1980s it was demolished completely by Charles … Continue reading Scotland’s peaks named after him