The Hermit of Cullen
Introducing Charles Marionie: 5 August 1932, Press & Journal: 18 August 1932, Press & Journal: 27 September 1933, Press & Journal: 26 August 1933, Belfast Telegraph: 27 August 1933, Sunday … Continue reading The Hermit of Cullen
Tag: caves
Furniture of stone
Bridge of Allan Gazette, 24 May 1930: Daniel McIsaac did find employment, as a male nurse. Sadly he died at the age of 49 years due to kidney disease. His … Continue reading Furniture of stone
“Alloa’s Robinson Crusoe”
Recently, a fellow adventurer told me about a ‘cave’ on the Dunmore estate, Airth, which is apparently known as the ‘Hermit’s cave’. I have not been able to find any … Continue reading “Alloa’s Robinson Crusoe”
He lived in a cave
Sixty days for begging [Henry Ewing Talbot]:
The bright cave under the hat
Peter’s short films on caves [please click on each image to play a different film]: Sixty days for begging [Henry Ewing Talbot]: Charlotte’s cave [Dunkeld]: By Argyll Artists [Davaar cave]: … Continue reading The bright cave under the hat
60 days for begging
This film is about Henry Ewing Talbot (1911-1983). He was known as ‘Snibs’. For the last three decades of his life he lived in Bennane cave in South Ayrshire. Sixty … Continue reading 60 days for begging
a woman named
Janet Carstairs: Footnote: From currently available archives, I have been unable to find anything more about Janet Carstairs. A word association: Janet’s surname has a word-association for me – that … Continue reading a woman named
Kilsyth Wayfarers’ Rambling Club
This post is about the Garrel Glen which is to be found just north of Kilsyth, In this glen there are beautiful waterfalls, caves and carvings. The New Statistical Account: … Continue reading Kilsyth Wayfarers’ Rambling Club