A trawl through the folklore, history, tales, and ephemera of Angus (including Dundee)
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Whisky Making and The Old Smuggling Days
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The old traditions of illicit whisky making in the secret places in the glens has much the same romance attached to it as poaching or smugg...
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
The Warlocks of Glen Esk
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I have mentioned witchcraft in Glen Esk in some of my previous articles, but I have come back to the subject in an indirect way in my re...
Monday, 17 August 2026
Death Comes to Kincaldrum House - A Dark Jacobite Tale
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There were many stirring and exciting stories associated with the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-46, and not a few odd tales, and this is a str...
Saturday, 6 June 2026
The Arbroath Cliffs, Wells and Caves
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The many fascinating cliffs, inlets and caves near Arbroath probably deserve a whole book to themselves. There are stories of ghosts,...
Saturday, 9 May 2026
More On The Stage Coach Days
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The last Scottish stage coach apparently took to the roads as late as 1913, running between between Tarbet and Campbelltown. In Angus and m...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Fairy Mounds and Other Places of the Fair Folk
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Where do the fairies dwell and what do they want with us? Not easy questions to answer definitively, unfortunately. There are few fully for...
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Sunday, 29 March 2026
Fairs and Markets, Part Five: The Muckle Fair of Kirriemuir
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This is the fourth article I have written concerning fairs and markets in the county and concentrates on Kirriemuir. Like most burghs, Kirr...
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