Missing you
Sadly, on our latest adventure, ‘Big Ted’ [knitted for me by Chrys Muirhead] was swept off auld Fyne bridge in a gust of wind. At the time, I was colouring-in … Continue reading Missing you
Tag: Argyll
all our times
This short film shares footage from a recent adventure in Perthshire and Argyll: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Credit: [Don’t Fear] The … Continue reading all our times
BEN CRUACHAN [Search for a Boy]
[16 January 1940] ‘Golden eagle comes to Oban’ before soaring off in the direction of Ben Cruachan. [12 February 1940] ‘Missing from Oban’ since February 10th ‘a rather shy boy … Continue reading BEN CRUACHAN [Search for a Boy]
‘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’
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
Barran
Barran croft, Dalmally, Argyll: 1870 Ordnance Survey map: 9 June 1881, Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser: 30 July 1881, Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser: 3 August 1907, The Scotsman: Undated:
Barravurich [the hill of the roaring]
Barravurich, Bridge of Orchy: 2 July 1856, Barravurich, death of Helen McNicol: 1870 Ordnance Survey map: 14 November 1885, Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser: 4 November 1887, Death of Peter … Continue reading Barravurich [the hill of the roaring]
The Duncan Smith Memorial Trial
I think the year was 1984 and my uncle, John Gibson Scott, had decided to sell his Argyll home, the Tower of Glenstrae. I was there with him at the … Continue reading The Duncan Smith Memorial Trial