Collapsed Spey Viaduct
As reported in The Herald, 27 January 2026. The Spey Viaduct: The present seemed vulnerable to the past: To play this short film please click here. Credits: Piano Theme by … Continue reading Collapsed Spey Viaduct
Tag: Banffshire
The Spey Viaduct
The Spey Viaduct, an iron girder railway bridge near Garmouth. Construction began in 1882. This week, on the 14th of December 2025, a section of the Spey Viaduct collapsed. I … Continue reading The Spey Viaduct
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
in this situation
To play this short film please click here. Filmed at the Bridge of Alvah, June 2024 Music credit: ‘Have Love‘ – Richard Hawley
Long journey back
Being a magpie in old archives can be serendipitous. In the Aberdeen Press and Journal of 18 May 1985, this poem in Doric, titled Long Journey back was shared: At … Continue reading Long journey back
a magic circle of circles
It is a cosmic mystery why oor nation has failed to recognise this cotter-toun lad: James Ferguson [1710-1776]: unschooled stargazer, mathematician, engineer, astronomer, philosopher and artist. A magic circle of … Continue reading a magic circle of circles
tomorrow unknown
Durn House, Portsoy [end of September 2022] tomorrow unknown: To play this short film please click here. Old Cine Clip: Banffshire in Action, 1961. Moving Image Archive Music credits: [1] … Continue reading tomorrow unknown