‘Auld Bauby’
Barbara Duff, ‘Auld Bauby’, [1744-1854 Perthshire Courier, April 1851: Perthshire Courier, April 1854: Montrose Standard, 21 April 1854:
Tag: Bonnie Prince Charlie
Musket-ball hole: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s lucky escape from assassin
I am a volunteer gardener for Bannockburn House. This week Bannockburn House featured in most of the national newspapers and on national TV. This all relates to the ‘re-finding’ of … Continue reading Musket-ball hole: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s lucky escape from assassin
‘Finsthwaite Princess’
Variously called the “Cumbrian Princess” and the “Finsthwaite Princess,” Clementina has been reputed to be the illegitimate daughter of Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charles (1720-1788) the … Continue reading ‘Finsthwaite Princess’
“Fit for a Prince”
The cover story of the property supplement in today’s Scotland on Sunday features the beautiful restoration of Kingsburgh Boathouse, Skye. Nearly five years ago I made this experimental film after … Continue reading “Fit for a Prince”
And. The. Just / Who.
John Matheson of Bennetsfield followed the Earl of Cromarty in 1745, in support of Prince Charles, and fought on that side, with some of his brothers, on the fatal field … Continue reading And. The. Just / Who.
‘Sign strikes moving car’
Drummond Arms Hotel, Crieff, is on the Buildings at Risk Register. In the Perth Courier of the 24th December 2018 was a report on the former hotel that was titled … Continue reading ‘Sign strikes moving car’
Trespass, passed, past.
An experimental film from the “Sanctum Sanctorum”. The spoken words are taken from a Radio 4 production of “The Antiquary” The backdrop to this film is the ruin of Kingsborough … Continue reading Trespass, passed, past.