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Displaying 171 - 180 of 613 items… (Portpatrick & Spedling Castle's Ghost) and slide 8 (Lochwood Mains Parlour) are available below the main recording of … and press reports to explore this ‘hidden history’. One example of a musical family extending over 150 years was … day, a brother catgut gave me a charming Scots air of your composition.’ If you would like to hear more, the CD 'A' the …
Biography: Duncan Adamson, M.A. 1936–2007
… At Dumfries Academy he founded a bridge club, which has produced fine players, some of whom are now playing for … and also various articles in the Transactions with the accompanying off-print booklets, on Ann Hill, the Kirkpatrick … he died. He is survived by his wife Eve, two sons and one daughter. John H D Gair Bibliography Publications in the …
… painstakingly restored the castle, converting it into a comfortable home, while retaining many of the original … house, with entrance via the first floor, was extensively modified and enlarged in the 16th century. A report in the … and had to be demolished and rebuilt using the original stones. Lime mortar had to be used throughout. A garderobe …
Biography: Frank Miller, F.S.A. Scot.
… to make them authoritative, and soon became recognised as one of the small scholarly band who helped the late … and his work on Kinmont Willie was reprinted in Germany. One of his most useful works was a Bibliography of Annan. He … a fitting tribute to his work. Gentle, unassuming, and modest in character, he sought nothing for himself, and when …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series III, Volume 53
… Wastes by A.D. Gibbs 1 Carron Linns and Drumlanrig Woods Nature Trails by J.Lyall and J.D.S. Martin 8 Recoveries … of Brunanburgh by A.E. Truckell 183 The John Alexander Stone at Hoddom by A.E. Truckell 184 Further Notes on … Rae and the Dumfries Mercury by W.A.J. Prevost 190 Some Communion Plate in St Michael's and Greyfriars' Churches …
Front page: DGNHAS: Meetings, publications and more
… here . The joint winners of the Society’s Young Researcher Competition for 2025 are Chloe Murley (Lockerbie Academy) … 2025 is King Arthur: Medieval British Literature and Modern Critical Tradition by Andrew Breeze. Readers will … Many of the lectures have a strong local theme and one is delivered by a Society member. All meetings, unless …
Meeting: The story of the navvies and how they changed the landscape of Cumbria and south-west Scotland
… development. The term derives from ‘navigator’ that is someone who built ‘navigation’ in the sense of canals, of which … and joiners. In Cumbria, the Carlisle Ship Canal was completed in 1823 from Fisher’s Cross (later Port Carlisle) … factory stretching from Dornock to Gretna for the production of cordite. The works required new factory …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series I, Volume 3
… [Summary only] Author: Gilchrist, J. 8 Markings in Sandstone formed by the Decomposition of Iron Pyrites [Summary only] Author: Dudgeon, … J. 27 On Certain Markings on the Druid Circle in Holywood Author: Dickson, J. 29 Notes on the Druid Circles in the …
Volume: TDGNHAS Series II, Volume 24
… Corrigenda to the 'Birds of Dumfriesshire' Author: Gladstone, H.S. 13 The Dumfries Post Office, 1642-1910. A Record … Birrens, Agricola's Well on Birrenswark Hill, And a German Company's Copper Mine at Torbeckhill - All in the Parish of … Forest Insects of Dumfriesshire Author: Whellens, W.H. 260 Anwoth Old Churchyard Author: Saunders, F.W. 270 A List …