Falls of Orchy
This unidentified and undated photograph is from the Trove archive. From the Tower of Glenstrae, Lochawe, my Granny used to take me in her mustard coloured Morris Traveller for picnics … Continue reading Falls of Orchy
Tag: Argyll
SPASM
I travelled the ‘Destitution Road’ to visit you: To play this short film please click here. This film is for Robert Savage Reid, who died in January 1861, in Dundonnell … Continue reading SPASM
A gentleman in Highland military dress
A timeline: Major Robert Greig, 1846-1924 [of Craigmichen, Tower of Glenstrae and Shortwoodend] 22nd May 1902, Northern Herald: Major Greig and his sisters named their Edinburgh House, 60 St Alban’s … Continue reading A gentleman in Highland military dress
SUMMER TIME ENDS
I have been collecting archive material on Ben Cruachan, the highest mountain in Argyllshire. I am doing so to help me write a poem about this mountain, a poem that … Continue reading SUMMER TIME ENDS
Cowal + Bute [criterion]
Criterion: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Song: Piledriver Waltz by Alex Turner
Earl and the Girl
In January 2018 I put together a short post on Badnaiska house, a ruin that sits above Loch Awe. I have since found more in the archives about its former … Continue reading Earl and the Girl
‘in the New Criterion’
Criterion: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Filmed, April 2025, at the CRITERION VAULTS, Gallowgate, Rothesay, Bute. Song: Piledriver Waltz by Alex Turner … Continue reading ‘in the New Criterion’
Cowal + Bute [criterion]
Criterion: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Song: Piledriver Waltz by Alex Turner