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I am about to set off on my next wee adventure and am hoping to revisit Glen Tilt in Perthshire.
Tag: Deeside tales
‘Peter called it Girnock’
This is from the Daily Record, 9 April 1965. It is about a ‘new group’ called The WHO, touring Scotland. This is a bit before my time as I was … Continue reading ‘Peter called it Girnock’
Poland to Braemar
Press and Journal, 8 January 1927:
‘tramping through the gathering darkness in Glen Girnock’
The Press & Journal, 4 January 1949:
At a Gate in Glen Girnock
The Scots Magazine, 1 January 1956: Glen Girnock was hame to my Gordon family: The Camlet and Bovaglie. I have written a book about this. As a family we have … Continue reading At a Gate in Glen Girnock
UPPER DEESIDE CLOUDBURST
Aberdeen Press & Journal, 15 July 1927: “The ‘waterfall’ in this extraordinary photograph is pouring off the main road from Ballater to Braemar into the Feardar Burn, and the motor … Continue reading UPPER DEESIDE CLOUDBURST
Meridian Cottage
Meridian Cottage, Cuparstone Road, Aberdeen [demolished long ago]. 1864 Ordnance Survey map: 8 March 1875: Death of William Strath [Cause of death: ‘excessive drinking’]: 4 January 1891, Press and Journal: … Continue reading Meridian Cottage
A village mourns
This is a sad story of the early death of Alex Gordon of Balnaut, Crathie [please note: Alex is not a relation of mine] Daily Express, 19 March 1962: 26 … Continue reading A village mourns