Blairgowrie and Rattray's contribution to the Scottish Folk Revival
Violet Leslie Henry-Anderson (1882-1935)
Blairgowrie and Rattray's contribution to the Scottish Folk Revival
Violet Leslie Henry-Anderson (1882-1935)
A walk along the banks of the River Ericht takes you to Cargill’s Leap, about a quarter of a mile up from the Brig o’ Blair. There, at an area of the river known as the Keith Falls, is a viewing platform which allows visitors to look down on this treacherous part of the river. An information board explains that it was here that local man Donald Cargill leapt across the river to escape from pursuing government troops.
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James Croll was born in 1821 into poverty at Little Whitefield, near Wolfhill, Perthshire, around 10 miles from Blairgowrie. In 1864 James Croll’s paper ‘On the Physical Cause of the Change of Climate during Glacial Epochs’ was published in the Philosophical Magazine. Global recognition followed the publication of his book ‘Climate and Time’ in 1875.
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As we approach the 130th anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the hugely successful acting career of Andy Clyde.
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