Perthshire Crieff
Strathearn Local History Blogs
A Current Index
The Blog has been running since February 2012 and has published well over 100 stories of the Strath . This Index will allow you to see clearly what is available . To look at the chosen subject look at the "Archive " heading on the right hand of the opening page an click on the year The Blogs are in chronological order so scroll down till the chosen one is accessed .
1.
26 February 2012 : Welcome !
2.
26 February 2012 : Colin's Books on Perthshire
3.
27 February 2012 : The Lost Castle of Fowlis !
4.
27 February 2012 : Gone ! Gone ! Gone!
5.
27 February 2012 : Ferntower House
6.
28 February 2012 : Our Shame Over Inchaffray Abbey
7.
1 March 2012 : Some Strathearn Names and their Origins
8.
5 March 2012 : The Crieff Coat of Arms
9.
11 March 2012 : Crieff some 6 000 years ago !
10.
18 March 2012 :The Cursus of Crieff
11.
20 March 2012 : The Oldest Roman Frontier
12.
22 March 2012 : The Crieff Tryst
13 29 March 2012 : Strathearn – the Kingdom of Fortren - birthplace of modern Scotland
13 29 March 2012 : Strathearn – the Kingdom of Fortren - birthplace of modern Scotland
14.
30 March 2012 : A Bloody Battle in the Heart of
Strathearn
15.
1 April 2012 : Strathearn's Pictish Trail
16.
1 April 2012 : Intrigue In Pictish Strathearn
17.
4 April 2012 : THE CELTIC EARLS OF STRATHEARN -
MEDIEVAL ROBBER BARONS ?
18.
5 April 2012 : Tom a Chastel - The Royal Castle
of Strathearn
19.
6 April 2012 : The Breadalbane Campbells, The
Campbell Brothers of Crieff and the American Civil War
20.
11 April 2012 : The Breadalbane Campbells , The
Campbell Brothers of Crieff and The American Civil War Part Two
21.
1 April 2012 :Strathearn's Pictish Trail
22.
15 April 2012 : The MacRosty Bandstand -Crieff's
Edwardian Gem
23.
1 May 2012 : The Story of Weaving in Crieff and Strathearn ( Part One )
24.
10 May 2012 : The Story of Weaving in Crieff
& Strathearn ( Part Two)
25.
22 May 2012 : The Story of Weaving in Crieff
& Strathearn ( Part Three )
26.
26 May 2012 : Fancy A Trip On The Crieff Canal
??
27.
2 June 2012 : The Story of Transport in the
Strath
28.
6 June 2012 : Witchcraft in Strathearn - Part
One of Two
29.
11 June 2012 : Witchcraft in Strathearn - Part
Two of Two
30.
18 June 2012 : The Story of Highland Toffee
31.
22 June 2012 :David Mallet , Crieff poet and
con man .
32.
27 June 2012 : The Rev. Dr David Malcom LL.D ,
academic, minister , teacher and forgotten poet of Madderty and Crieff ( 1763 –
1833 )
33.
3 July 2012 : The Pow - Strathearn's
Historical Drain !
34.
9 July 2012 : The Rise and Demise of the
Leather Tanning Industry in Crieff & Strathearn in the 18th and 19th
Centuries
35.
13 July 2012 : The Crieff Riot of 1780
36.
14 July 2102 : THE BURNING OF THE STRATHEARN
TOWNS AND VILLAGES : Part One
37.
15 July 2012 : The Burning of The Strathearn
Towns & Villages : PART TWO
38.
17 July 2012 :The Story of Ferntower House
39.
18 July 2012 : General Sir David Baird ( 1757
to 1829 )
40.
22 July 2012 : Alexander “ Snacks ” Taylor
(1862 –1954) : Crieff Soldier's Incredible Military Record
41.
6 August 2012 : Peter Crerar (1882 –1961 ) “ A
pioneer of many interests “
42.
10 August 2012 : The Village and Parish of
Blackford
43.
12 August 2012 : Tullibardine Chapel – A Pre
Reformation Gem Well Worth A Visit
44.
23 August 2012 : The Wells of Strathearn -
magical , mystical , Holy and ordinary !
45.
25 August 2012 : Six Months Of My Local History
Blog
46.
5 September 2102 : Celebrate Crieff- A Festival of
History
47.
5 September 2012 : Well,well, well – yet more
wells ! Once Crieff’s only source of fresh water
48.
7 September 2012 : Bonnie Strathearn
49.
14 September 2012 : Lewis Miller - farm boy -
religious rebel - entrepreneur - lad o' pairts !
50.
23 September 2012 : Religion is an intensely
personal thing and indeed traditionally it i
51.
23 September 2012 : Churches of the Strath - a Way
of Life
52.
7 October 2012
: St Fillans Perthshire - a look into it's past
53.
28 October 2012 : The Witches Maze At Tullibole
Castle Crook of Devon
54.
4 November 2012 : William McGregor ( 1846 –1911
), football pioneer
55.
5 November 2012 : Ewan and Uncle Denis( Ewan
McGregor and his Uncle Denis )
56.
21 November 2012 : Trades and Industries That Have
long Gone
57.
22 November 2012 : The Last Thatched House In
Crieff
58.
13
December 2012 : Where was that ? The Crieff
of yester year !
59.
13
December 2012 : The Perthshire Clearances and Glen Beich
60.
31 December 2012 : New Year : Hogmanay in the Strath
and the Comrie Flambeaux
61.
11 January 2013 : The Crieff Burgh Band /Crieff
Silver Band
62.
12 February 2013 : Thanks for looking !
63.
19 February 2013 : Comrie Floods of 1898 & 1928
64.
21 February 2013 : Crieff Community Action Plan 2013
/ 2018 - History Repeats Itself !
65.
4 March 2013 : Crieff to Perth Road Building in
the 18th Century
66.
5 March 2013 : Ruberslaw House - a relic of
Crieff's Georgian past
67.
6 March 2013 : What a " Relief " - a
tale about our religious past and a forgotten Kirk that still stands!
68.
8 March 2013 : Cock Fighting In Crieff -Big
Crowds and Big Money In The 19th Century !
69.
11 March 2013 : Bridgend and Crieff in the Early
19th Century
70.
21 March 2013 : Yes – These Are Really Strathearn
Names !
71.
24 March 2013 : Jacobites of Strathearn - the'45
Put Into Perspective
72.
2 April 2013 : The Stayt of Crieff - Site of the
Court of the Earls of Strathearn
73.
29 April 2013 : Crannogs – the amazing
artificial islands that abound in Perthshire’s many Lochs
74.
10 May 2013 : A look at the historic village
of Methven and its Castle
75.
27 May 2013 : Strathearn and Perthshire's Role
in the Wars of Independence : Wallace and Bruce .
76.
7 June 2013 : The Carpow Logboat a late Bronze
Age gem plucked from mud banks of the River Tay
77.
18 June 2013 : The History of the Broich Cursus
Gradually Unravels !
78.
28 June 2013 : The Drummonds of Strathearn -
their Castle , Rob Roy and a King's
mistress !
79.
14 July 2013 : A Roman Fort on the Edge of
Their World
80.
24 July 2013 : Auchterarder in the 1790s -
home to the Ryder Cup in 2014 at its Gleneagles Golf Club !
81.
5 August 2013 : Crieff in the early Victorian
Days
82.
6 August 2013 : The Sad Demise of The Crieff and
Strathearn Hand Loom Weavers c 1860
83.
11 August 2013: Crieff at the time of Queen
Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1897
84.
16 August 2013 : INNERPEFFRAY - AN ANCIENT CHAPEL
- THE OLDEST LENDING LIBRARY IN SCOTLAND PLUS
A ROMAN FORD AND ROAD !
85.
29 August 2013 : Crieff’s High Street Before
World War 1 ( 1913/1914 ) Part One
86.
5 September 2013 : The Murder of the “ Red Fox “ - a
mystery unsolved for over 250 years
87.
23 September 2013 :Toshach Castle - Strathearn
Stronghold of the Clan Macintosh
88.
9 October 2013 :The Ancient Secrets of
Glenlednock above Comrie – a look at this Highland glen in the 18th and 19th
centuries
89.
28 October 2013 : Our lost heritage
90.
4 November 2013 : Heritage Restored - The Wild
Beauty of Rannoch
91.
18 November 2013 :The Strathearn Village of Dunning
and its fascinating heritage
92.
28 November 2013 : Crieff Shops and businesses 100
years ago ( names & places )
93.
15 December 2013 : Jacobites in Strathearn
94.
30 January 2014 :The Meaning of Many Local
Place Names Around Crieff
95.
2 February 2014 : Strange Roman Apparitions in
Strathearn
96.
5 February 2014 : Huntingtower Castle
97.
6 February 2014 : Cultoquhey - " at the back
of a snowdrift "
98.
11 February 2014 :Drummond Arms Hotel Crieff And
Our Neglected Heritage
99.
13 February 2014 :Two Years of Our
PerthshireCrieffStrathearn Blog
100.
16 February 2014 : Saint Fillan And His Cures For
Sundry Ailments
101.
20 February 2014 : Strathearn Perthshire Past and
Present In Pictures
102.
25 February 2014 :The Rev McAllister And A
Religious "Punch Up" In Crieff
103.
9 March 2014 : Pestilence and Arson in 17th
Century Strathearn
104.
28 March 2014 : The Poorhouse and Poverty in
Crieff in the late Victorian Period
105.
14 April 2014 : History of the Parishes of
Monzievaird And Strowan
106.
21 April 2014 : Daniel Robertson -a "Lad o'
Pairts "** - the local ploughboy who became a millionaire
107.
7 May 2014 : The Last Hanging In Crieff ;
Kangaroo Court ?
108.
11 May 2014 : The Strathearn Heritage of Prince William
and Kate Middleton and more about Kinkell -the "Terrible Parish " !
109.
11 May 2014 :New Blog Site For Perthshire
Crieff and Strathearn Pictures Old and New
110.
14 May 2014 : Ancient History and Heritage of
Strathearn Begins to Be Recognised
111.
1 June 2014 : Royal MacRosty : The Visit of
William and Kate , Earl and Countess of Strathearn
112.
9 June 2014: A
look into some interesting Crieff archives
113.
11 July 2014 : The Sad Demise Of An Historic
Part of Crieff : PART ONE
114.
12 July 2014 : The Sad Demise Of An Historic
Part of Crieff : PART TWO
115.
22 July 2014 : The Sad Demise Of An Historic
Part of Crieff : PART THREE
116.
26 July 2014 : The Sad Demise Of An Historic
Part of Crieff : PART FOUR
117.
17August 2014 : Some Important Buildings of
Strathearn
118.
22 August 2014 : A Battle of Kings Fought On Our
Doorstep
119.
11 September 2014 : Pictish Strathearn and a lost or misplaced
Kingdom !
120.
21 September 2014 : Who Do We Think We Are ? Scots
Brits or “Anglais” ?
THE 2014 SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM
AND SOME OBSERVATIONS , HISTORICAL AND
OTHERWISE
121. 6 October 2014 : Castle Cluggy and Loch Monzievaird
122. 20 October 2014 : Crieff's " Dad's Army - the Home Guard of World War 2
123. 17 November 2014 : Hogmanay & Handsel Monday - Two Time Honoured Crieff Festivals
124. 03 December 2014 : Lady Mary's Walk
125. 14 December 2014 : The Coal Mines That Wouls Have Changed The Strath - A Fortunate Escape !
126. 31 December 2014 : The Earn- The Heron And A Precious Stone !
127. 01 Januuary 2015 : A Happy New Year Ftom Crieff And Strathearn !
128. 06 January 2015 : The Ancient Church of Strowan near Crieff
129. 09 January 2015 : Fowlis Castle - A Forgotten Part of Strathearn's Heritage .
130 . 13 January 2015 : A Walk Around Old Crieff In The Steps of the Drovers
131 29 January 2015 : Tullibardine Castle and the Pride of the Scottish Navy !
132. 20 February 2015 : The Railways of Strathearn .
122. 20 October 2014 : Crieff's " Dad's Army - the Home Guard of World War 2
123. 17 November 2014 : Hogmanay & Handsel Monday - Two Time Honoured Crieff Festivals
124. 03 December 2014 : Lady Mary's Walk
125. 14 December 2014 : The Coal Mines That Wouls Have Changed The Strath - A Fortunate Escape !
126. 31 December 2014 : The Earn- The Heron And A Precious Stone !
127. 01 Januuary 2015 : A Happy New Year Ftom Crieff And Strathearn !
128. 06 January 2015 : The Ancient Church of Strowan near Crieff
129. 09 January 2015 : Fowlis Castle - A Forgotten Part of Strathearn's Heritage .
130 . 13 January 2015 : A Walk Around Old Crieff In The Steps of the Drovers
131 29 January 2015 : Tullibardine Castle and the Pride of the Scottish Navy !
132. 20 February 2015 : The Railways of Strathearn .
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