Making way for a motorway [the M9]

Around the time of my birth work was underway to build a new motorway through the Carse of Lecropt. The following images are from this time and were kindly donated … Continue reading Making way for a motorway [the M9]

Lecropt carse [before the motorway]

These images were kindly donated to the Dr Welsh Trust by Barbara Braes: 2 May 1968, Stirling Sentinel by Ella Mclean:

A safe refuge for ancient Scots documents

Charles Thorpe McInnes [1892-1980] was a close friend of my family. He loved to visit Drumdruills. ‘Thorpe’, as he was known to his friends, grew up in Keirfield House, Bridge … Continue reading A safe refuge for ancient Scots documents

Who past from the stage of time

Old Lecropt churchyard feels like home to me [we all die]. In the churchyard [a churchyard that has been without a church since 1827] is a tombstone with an inscription … Continue reading Who past from the stage of time