‘Hill of the Resurrection’
On the south bank of the sea loch that is Loch Fyne, above Newton Bay, is a small summit known in Gaelic as: Tradition (little more than oral recall) has … Continue reading ‘Hill of the Resurrection’
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Known by this name
Anglers on the River Don have long been familar with a deep pool known as ‘Philips Pot’. The first Ordinance Survey notebook of 1858 gives this description: Of this “lunatic” … Continue reading Known by this name
The Devon at Cambus
I worked as an NHS doctor in Clackmannanshire for 14 years, where I visited patients in Cambus (which sits by the confluence of the river Forth and the river Devon … Continue reading The Devon at Cambus
DROWNED
In Airth churchyard I came across a collapsed tombstone. It is one of the saddest memorials that I have come across. It was erected by John Dick and Jean Cowie, … Continue reading DROWNED
Spout of Buchanty
On the 20th September 1869, George Patton, Lord Advocate and Solicitor-General for Scotland [who a few weeks before had appointed himself as Lord Justice Clerk], took his life. He did … Continue reading Spout of Buchanty
A sailor’s grave
Traigh Bhan, Kilberry Bay, Knapdale, Argyll. Peter visited the unknown sailor’s grave on Monday 4th February 2019 The stone is on machair, immediately adjacent to the shore. It is trapezoidal … Continue reading A sailor’s grave
Not all of us receive the ends that we deserve
‘Rockville’, No. 3 Napier Road, Edinburgh, was built by James Gowans. It was demolished in 1966. Today, only the gateposts survive. James Gowans first wife drowned in her bath aged … Continue reading Not all of us receive the ends that we deserve
Loch Lee
This is a short film about the sad end of John Guthrie Scott on Monday 7th August 1882: Loch Lee: To play this short film please click here or on … Continue reading Loch Lee