Bairnsburn

Bairnsburn, Keir: Ordnance Survey Book, circa 1858: October 1899: February 1918: August 1963: September 1963: February 1964:

The Lady’s Walk

Ordnance Survey book, Kilmarnock [mid-18c]: Text of the OS entry: “The remains of an Old Winding Avenue which formerly extended to the Kilmarnock House (now used as the Ragged School) … Continue reading The Lady’s Walk

A human heart pierced by three nails

Little remains of Ardestie castle, near Monifieth. Here it is marked on Roy’s Military map [mid-18c]: The Ordnance Survey book [mid-19c] states of Ardestie: This Ordnance Survey map is from … Continue reading A human heart pierced by three nails

Bonaly Reservoir

Bonaly Reservoir was where I went to to fish with my pals, Robert and Richard.  Sometimes we camped there overnight. We did not catch much: sometimes a trout, very occasionally … Continue reading Bonaly Reservoir