A List of My Blogs As At September 2019
A List of My Blogs As At September 2019
PART ONE
My Lamont Heritage 20/09/2019
Is treading the “ Boards “a family tradition ?10/09/2019
A Walk Around Old Crieff in the Steps of the Drovers 27/08/2019
Ochtertyre in 1860 13/04/2019
TheCampus , The Cursus and The Stayt Colin Mayall CrieffNovember 2009 (Updated February 2010 , May 2014)
Crieff’s Cursus - TheSymbolic River ( written 2006 )
Weavers of Strathearn 10/04/2019
The Third World Rover Scout Moot held at Monzie near Crieff in July 1939 20/03/2019
A written record of Comrie in 1791 21/02/2019
LADY MARY'S WALK AND LAGGAN HILL WALKS AROUND STRATHEARN NO. 1 07/02/2019
St Fillan HistoricScenes of Perthshire Published Originally in 1880 by a Perthshire Minister (Marshall, 1880) 03/02/2019
The Union of Parliaments 1707 16/01/2019
Who were the Picts ? ( Revised ) 01/01/2019
Who were the Picts ? 01/01/2019
Scotland’s Historical Back Bone - The Weavers of Yesteryear 27/12/2018
The Story of Weaving and Textiles in Crieff 27/12/2018
Hidden below the Waves 07/11/2018
World War One - our family story 01/11/2018
A Highland Family Saga 20/10/2018
Who were the Culdees and why were they in Muthill ? 09/09/2018
Strageath Mill and Churchyard 09/09/2018
Comrie of Old 08/09/2018
Colin's Latest Book An ideal gift for young or old ! More Tales of Crieff & Strathearn People Places and Stories 05/09/2018
Sketches of Perthshire ( The Rev P Graham (1812 ) From The North By Dunblane 26/08/2018
"Dead " good way to improve sales ! 24/07/2018
Weaving in Auchterarder 15/07/2018
Now and Then A Trip Around Strathearn Comrie 1840s 15/06/2018
A Possible Roman Road Cutting at Innerpeffray Library 23/05/2018
More on Strathearn Standing Stones 22/05/2018
Strathearn Fairs 20/05/2018
The Dargill Standing Stone 02/05/2018
Two Hundred Thousand Hits - Our Story To Date ! 22/04/2018
Strageath - a Roman camp- a holy well- St Patrick's Church and an old Mill 20/04/2018
The March from Callum’s Hill in Crieff to Tibbermore 02/04/2018
AGRICOLA AND STRATHEARN 25/03/2018
The McEwan Family – Woollen Manufacturers in Crieff 25/03/2018
Tom na Chastille 23/03/2018
Voters Roll for 1832 covering Crieff Auchterarder Comrie, Blackford and Fowlis Wester 22/03/2018
St Dominic and the Crieff connection 13/03/2018
Industry in Crieff in the 18th &19th Centuries 13/03/2018
The Terrible Parish : St Beans Church Kinkell and about that airt . 28/02/2018
St Beans Kirk in Fowlis Wester Strathearn 25/02/2018
Samhain or Halloween ?? A Look Into Our Past traditions 29/10/2017
Crieff Past and Present : The Cross of Crieff and Drummond Cross 14 January 1888 27/08/2017
St Fillan Historic Scenes of Perthshire 16/08/2017College House Crieff ( A letter written to the Strathearn Herald by Frederika ConstanceCummings on September 6th 1918 ) 15/08/20
William SmeatonA Crieff Worthy of Yesteryear ( Macara 1881) 07/08/2017
A Highland Family -Famine - Migration - War – Death 12/07/2017
Col's New Blog Now On line ! 04/07/2017
More Tales of Inchaffray Abbey in Madderty 21/05/2017
Crieff in the Victorian Eraby " Dixon "Printed by HK Brown, 15 King Street 1897CRIEFFLIFE IN SEPTEMBER 1896 26/11/2016
Queen Victoria's Visit To Crieff in 1842 09/10/2016
Culloden Attrocities in the Aftermath 03/10/2016
Strathearn’s Involvement & Attitude to the 1745 Uprising : “Hey ! Johnnie Cope are you walking yet ??” 01/10/2016
The Ossian Stone or Clach Ossian in the Sma’ Glen near Crieff 22/09/2016
Viscount Melville his monument and the beauties of Dunira 04/09/2016
Thanks To You all ! The “ Blog “ passes the 100 000 “ hits “ goal post ! 29/08/2016
The Episcopal Church in Crieff - A Long Established Part of the Community 24/04/2016
A Look At Ochtertyre Its Tenants And Holdings In 1865. 25/03/2016
Where is Cultoquhey ? 12/03/2016
Methven : Some Historical Tales including a defeat for Robert the Bruce . 07/03/2016
PerthshireCrieffStrathearn Local History Blog : Index February 2016 of all Blogs 26/02/2016
Stanley Mills – Our Industrial Heritage 15/01/2016
Strowan Past and Present 10/01/2016
Castle Cluggy at Ochtertyre 28/11/2015
Ewan and Uncle Denis 22/11/2015
Crieff And Some Of Its Artefacts Action Now ! 09/11/2015
Fowlis Castle - A Forgotten Part of Strathearn’s Heritage 04/11/2015
Crieff Past and Present Published on the 7th JANUARY 1888 27/08/2015
Crieff Crimes of Yesteryear ! 25/08/2015
Start of Democracy in the Strath 30/07/2015
Crieff Old Parish Church And Graveyard in 1888 20/07/2015
Ardunie Watchtower -and walk the Roman Road ! 11/06/2015
Glen Artney and Auchnashelloch : A Royal Forest and Comrie’s Highland Heritage . 06/06/2015
Inchaffray Abbey 22/05/2015
A Place Called Balloch 16/05/2015
Dundurn - Ancient Pictish Fort 14/04/2015
Whisky –Uisge Beatha- the Water of Life and Crieff’s Distilling Heritage 08/04/2015
St Michael's Church Yard 1972 Survey of Gravestones 26/03/2015
The Rise and Fall of Inchbrakie – The Story of the Graemes and Why A Great House Was Demolished and A Family Heritage Threatened 23/03/2015
Crieff at the time of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1897 08/03/2015
Beer was brewed in the Strath before whisky was distilled. 27/02/2015
It's Been Three Years of Crieff & Strathearn Local History Blogs ! 23/02/2015
The Railways of Strathearn 20/02/2015
Tullibardine Castle and the Pride of the Scots Navy ! 29/01/2015
Fowlis Castle - A Forgotten Part of Strathearn’s Heritage 09/01/2015
The Ancient Church of Strowan Near Crieff 06/01/2015
A Happy New Year from Crieff & Strathearn ! 01/01/2015
The Earn- the heron and a precious stone 31/12/2014
The Coal Mines that would have changed the Strath – a fortunate escape ! 14/12/2014
Lady Mary’s Walk 03/12/2014
Hogmanay and Handsel Monday Two Time Honoured Crieff Festivals 17/11/2014
PART TWO
Crieff’s “ Dad’s Army “ – the Home Guard of World War 2 20/10/2014
Castle Cluggy and Loch Monzievaird , Ochtertyre 06/10/2014
Perthshire CrieffStrathearn Local History Blogs A Current Index The Blog has been running since February 2012 06/10/2014
Who do we think we are ? Scots , Brits or “Anglais “ ??? 21/09/2014
Pictish Strathearn and a lost or misplaced Kingdom ! 11/09/2014
A Battle of Kings Fought On Our Doorstep 22/08/2014
Some Important Buildings of Strathearn 17/08/2014
The Sad Demise Of An Historic Part of Crieff : PART FOUR 26/07/2014
The Sad Demise Of An Historic Part of Crieff : PART THREE 22/07/2014
The Sad Demise Of An Historic Part of Crieff : Part Two 12/07/2014
The Sad Demise Of An Historic Part of Crieff : Part One 11/07/2014
A look into some interesting Crieff archives 09/06/2014
Royal MacRosty : The Visit of William and Kate , Earl and Countess of Strathearn 01/06/2014
Ancient History and Heritage of Strathearn Begins to Be Recognised 14/05/2014
New Blog Site For Perthshire Crieff and Strathearn Pictures Old and New 14/05/2014
The Strathearn Heritage of Prince William and Kate Middleton and more about Kinkell -the "Terrible Parish " ! 11/05/2014
The Last Hanging In Crieff ; Kangaroo Court ? 07/05/2014
Daniel Robertson -a "Lad o' Pairts "** - the local ploughboy who became a millionaire 21/04/2014
History of the Parishes of Monzievaird And Strowan 14/04/2014
The Poorhouse and Poverty in Crieff in the late Victorian Period 28/03/2014
Pestilence and Arson in 17th Century Strathearn 09/03/2014
The Rev McAllister And A Religious "Punch Up" In Crieff 25/02/2014
Strathearn Perthshire Past and Present In Pictures 20/02/2014
Saint Fillan And His Cures For Sundry Ailments 16/02/2014
Two Years of Our PerthshireCrieffStrathearn Blog 13/02/2014
Drummond Arms Hotel Crieff And Our Neglected Heritage 11/02/2014
Cultoquhey - " at the back of a snowdrift " 06/02/2014
Huntingtower Castle 05/02/2014
Strange Roman Apparitions in Strathearn 02/02/2014
The Meaning of Many Local Place Names Around Crieff 30/01/2014
Jacobites in Strathearn ( Part Two )15/12/2013
Crieff Shops and businesses 100 years ago ( names & places ) - Part Two 28/11/2013
The Strathearn Village of Dunning and its fascinating heritage 18/11/2013
Pre Christmas Special Offer on Crieff & Strathearn Local History Books 12/11/2013
Heritage Restored - The Wild Beauty of Rannoch 04/11/2013
Our lost heritage 28/10/2013
The Ancient Secrets of Glenlednock above Comrie – a look at this Highland glen in the 18th and 19th centuries 09/10/2013
Toshach Castle - Strathearn Stronghold of the Clan Macintosh 23/09/2013
The Murder of the “ Red Fox “ - a mystery unsolved for over 250 years 05/09/2013
Crieff’s High Street Before World War 1 ( 1913/1914 ) Part One 29/08/2013
Innerpeffray 16/08/2013
Crieff at the time of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1897 11/08/2013
The Sad Demise of The Crieff and Strathearn Hand Loom Weavers c 1860 06/08/2013
Crieff in the early Victorian Days 05/08/2013
Auchterarder in the 1790s - home to the Ryder Cup in 2014 at its Gleneagles Golf Club ! 24/07/2013
A Roman Fort on the Edge of Their World 14/07/2013
A Soldier's Tale -The Grandfather I Never Knew 30/06/2013
The Drummonds of Strathearn - their Castle , Rob Roy and a King's mistress ! 28/06/2013
The History of the Broich Cursus Gradually Unravels ! 18/06/2013
The Carpow Logboat a late Bronze Age gem plucked from mud banks of the River Tay 07/06/2013
Strathearn and Perthshire's Role in the Wars of Independence : Wallace and Bruce . 27/05/2013
A look at the historic village of Methven and its Castle 10/05/2013
Crannogs – the amazing artificial islands that abound in Perthshire’s many Lochs 29/04/2013
The Stayt of Crieff - Site of the Court of the Earls of Strathearn 02/04/2013
Jacobites of Strathearn - the'45 Put Into Perspective 24/03/2013
Yes – These Are Really Strathearn Names ! 21/03/2013
Bridgend and Crieff in the Early 19th Century 11/03/2013
Cock Fighting In Crieff -Big Crowds and Big Money In The 19th Century ! 08/03/2013
What a " Relief " - a tale about our religious past and a forgotten Kirk that still stands! 06/03/2013
Ruberslaw House - a relic of Crieff's Georgian past 05/03/2013
Crieff to Perth Road Building in the 18th Century 04/03/2013
Crieff Community Action Plan 2013 / 2018 - History Repeats Itself ! 21/02/2013
Comrie Floods of 1898 & 1928 19/02/2013
Thanks for looking ! 12/02/2013
The Crieff Burgh Band /Crieff Silver Band 11/01/2013
New Year : Hogmanay in the Strath and the Comrie Flambeaux 31/12/2012
The Perthshire Clearances and Glen Beich 13/12/2012
Where was that ? The Crieff of yester year ! 13/12/2012
The Last Thatched House In Crieff 22/11/2012
Trades and Industries That Have long Gone 21/11/2012
William McGregor ( 1846 –1911 ), football pioneer 04/11/2012
The Witches Maze At Tullibole Castle Crook of Devon 28/10/2012
St Fillans Perthshire - a look into it's past 07/10/2012
Churches of the Strath - a Way of Life 23/09/2012
Religion is an intensely personal thing 23/09/2012
Lewis Miller - farm boy - religious rebel - entrepreneur - lad o' pairts 14/09/2012
Bonnie Strathearn 07/09/2012
Well,well, well – yet more wells ! Once Crieff’s only source of fresh water . 05/09/2012
Celebrate Crieff- A Festival of History 05/09/2012
Six Months Of My Local History Blog 25/08/2012
The Wells of Strathearn - magical , mystical , Holy and ordinary ! 23/08/2012
Tullibardine Chapel – A Pre Reformation Gem Well Worth A Visit 12/08/2012
The Village and Parish of Blackford 10/08/2012
Peter Crerar (1882 –1961 ) “ A pioneer of many interests “ 06/08/201
Alexander “ Snacks ” Taylor (1862 –1954) : Crieff Soldier's Incredible Military Record 22/07/2012
General Sir David Baird ( 1757 to 1829 ) 18/07/2012
The Story of Ferntower House 17/07/2012
The Burning of The Strathearn Towns & Villages : PART TWO 15/07/2012
THE BURNING OF THE STRATHEARN TOWNS AND VILLAGES : Part One 14/07/2012
The Crieff Riot of 1780 13/07/2012
The Rise and Demise of the Leather Tanning Industry in Crieff & Strathearn in the 18th and 19th Centuries 09/07/2012
The Pow - Strathearn's Historical Drain ! 03/07/2012
The Rev. Dr David Malcom LL.D , academic, minister , teacher and forgotten poet of Madderty and Crieff ( 1763 – 1833 ) 27/06/2012
David Mallet , Crieff poet and con man . 20/06/2012
The Story of Highland Toffee 18/06/2012
Witchcraft in Strathearn - Part Two of Two 11/06/2012
Witchcraft in Strathearn - Part One of Two 06/06/2012
The Story of Transport in the Strath 02/06/2012
Fancy A Trip On The Crieff Canal ?? 26/05/2012
The Story of Weaving in Crieff & Strathearn ( Part Three ) 22/05/2012
PART THREE
The Story of Weaving in Crieff & Strathearn ( Part Two) 10/05/2012
The Story of Weaving in Crieff & Strathearn ( Part One ) 05/05/2012
The MacRosty Bandstand -Crieff's Edwardian GemThe MacRosty Bandstand - Crieff's Edwardian Gem 15/04/2012
The Breadalbane Campbells , The Campbell Brothers of Crieff and The American Civil War Part Two 11/04/2012
The Breadalbane Campbells, The Campbell Brothers of Crieff and the American Civil War The Campbell Brothers of Crieff and the American Civil War Part One 06/04/2012
Tom a Chastel - The Royal Castle of StrathearnTom a Chastel - The Royal Castle of Strathearn 05/04/2012
THE CELTIC EARLS OF STRATHEARN - MEDIEVAL ROBBER BARONS ?Earls of Strathearn - medieval robber barons ? 04/04/2012
Intrigue In Pictish StrathearnIntrigue in Pictish Strathearn 01/04/2012
Strathearn's Pictish TrailStrathearn's Pictish Trail 01/04/2012
A Bloody Battle in the Heart of Strathearn 30/03/2012
Pictish Strathearn – the Kingdom of Fortren - birthplace of modern Scotland Pictish Strathearn 29/03/2012
THE CRIEFF TRYST 22/03/2012
The Oldest Roman FrontierThe Oldest Roman Frontier 20/03/2012
The Cursus of Crieff 18/03/2012
CRIEFF SOME 6000 YEARS AGO 11/03/2012
The Crieff Coat of ArmsThe Old Burgh of Crieff Coat of Arms 05/03/2012
SOME STRATHEARN SURNAMES AND THEIR ORIGINS 01/03/2012
Our Shame Over Inchaffray AbbeyThe Shame Of Ignoring Our Heritage 28/02/2012
Ferntower House 27/02/2012
Gone ! Gone ! Gone! Lost houses of Strathearn 27/02/2012
The Lost Castle of Fowlis !The " Lost " castle of Fowlis 27/02/2012
Colin's Books on Perthshire - Crieff & Strathearn26/02/2012
Welcome !Strathearn 26/02/2012
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