Dirlot angel
The words in the above image are from ‘The Peppermint Tea Chronicles‘ by Alexander McCall Smith. This angel is to be found in the remote burial ground of Dirlot, Caithness. … Continue reading Dirlot angel
Tag: Caithness
Lappan
Last week, with Big Ted, I visited the old croft of Lappan, Toremore, Dunbeath. Ordnance Survey map, 1871: Lappan, as described in the Ordnance Survey book of 1871: The Sinclair … Continue reading Lappan
‘This grave is never to be opened’
I will be heading North on my next wee adventure with Big Ted, to explore lost and forgotten parts of Sutherland and Caithness. One of the places we hope to … Continue reading ‘This grave is never to be opened’
a sculpture on the theme of loss
In the CANMORE archive I came across an old photograph of a sculpture. It seemed to me to be the very expression of sadness. The photograph was taken by John … Continue reading a sculpture on the theme of loss
Achravole
The graves of three people who were buried in this small enclosure in 1830. They had all died of Cholera and their friends declined to carry them any further for … Continue reading Achravole
‘The Halt Stone’
Not far from Loch Eun, a small fishing loch in Caithness, there used to be an upright stone called ‘Clach Seasaimh’ or ‘the Halt Stone’. A translation of the Gaelic … Continue reading ‘The Halt Stone’
‘the stream of the withered loch’
Loch Caise in Caithness is a good trout fishing loch. The stream leading from it is known as “the stream of the withered loch”.
A Liberal patient
A film about Dalnawillan Lodge, Caithness. This film is for the Sinclair family. A liberal patient: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. [please … Continue reading A Liberal patient