Destitution road
Last week, on the way to Dundonnell, Peter and Big Ted travelled on ‘Destitution road’. We stopped at Fain, where there was once an Inn. Inverness Courier, 25th October 1849: … Continue reading Destitution road
Tag: Ross-shire
Fluchlady
Fluchlady, a former crofting community on the hills north of Dingwall. Ordnance Survey book description of Fluchlady, 1876: Ordnance Survey map, 1876 Ross-shire Journal, 27th August 1937: Ross-shire Journal, 11th … Continue reading Fluchlady
Inverlael Lodge
Inverlael Lodge, Ross-shire, Ordnance Survey book, 1875: Ordnance Survey map, 1875: Ross-shire Journal, 28th July 1891: Inverness Courier, 8th February 1927: Northern Star and Farmers Chronicle, 21st November 1936: … Continue reading Inverlael Lodge
Slaggan Bay
Last week, with Big Ted, I visited Slaggan Bay, Wester Ross. It was a glorious day. Ordnance Survey map, 1875: Inverness Courier, 13 August 1868: Dundee Advertiser, 14 May 1886: … Continue reading Slaggan Bay
Georgian house with panoramic view over the Dornoch Firth
I first noticed The Grove, Tain, in the Buildings at Risk Register. This was the only photograph that was included with the register: In doing further research I discovered that … Continue reading Georgian house with panoramic view over the Dornoch Firth
words and places
This short film shares some of a recent brief adventure North. I travelled north to visit Cecilia, who 90 years ago died in Upper Tullochgrue, Rothiemurchus. The story is deeply … Continue reading words and places
Through the door to Aiteandoruis
Some images from my recent wee adventure with Big Ted in Ross-shire, Sutherland and Caithness [in no particular order]. In due course, short films, posts and poems will follow.
To be back at Attadale again
Some images from a recent family holiday in Attadale, Ross-shire: