Tag: River Forth
In a loop of the Forth
This poem is for Ian:
missing
missing: To play this short film about Old Polmaise please click here. Music credit: Blue Lead Fences by Loch Lomond
The last of Pat Conway
The Haugh of West Grange, by the river Forth, was familiar to generations of my family. In my lifetime it became roofless: a home for plastic-wrapped silage. The Last of … Continue reading The last of Pat Conway
‘The Two Worlds Opinion’
John Wright Paton was born in 1825 at Kennetpans on the banks of the river Forth. By 1851 he had been appointed as Head Gardener at Crimonmogate, Aberdeenshire: It is … Continue reading ‘The Two Worlds Opinion’
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
Sandy Islet
On Monday I took a walk along the Allan Water towards Stirling and it’s castle. Leaving Mossgrove, I passed the play-park where children are currently no longer free to play … Continue reading Sandy Islet
‘Picture of the week’
This was the ‘picture of the week’ as shared in Scotland on Sunday, 8th March 2020. It was taken by Jane Barlow. Last week was the 130th Anniversary of the … Continue reading ‘Picture of the week’