by Robin Thompson | 18 Feb 2017 | Did You Know?
Did You Know… …that an elegant granite fountain used to stand in Queen Anne St? It stood from 1860 to 1924, was given to the town by an Aberdeen medical doctor and shared it’s name with a former village to the north of Dunfermline. In “The...
by Robin Thompson | 18 Feb 2017 | Diary, Talks
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday 16th March at 7:30 pm in the Abbey Church Halls, as usual. Prof. David Munro MBE will present “The History of Lochore Castle”. Currently Heritage Advisor to the Duke of Buccleuch, David is a geographical...
by Robin Thompson | 8 Feb 2017 | Articles
We all know that during the reformation, the Abbeys were abolished. Much of Dunfermline Abbey is now ruined, but the Church is, of course, still in use. But what about the people involved? In this article, Sue Mowat explains the events of the Reformation in...
by Robin Thompson | 21 Jan 2017 | Diary, Talks
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday 16th February at 7:30 pm in the Abbey Church Halls, as usual. Ian Shearer will present “5000 Years of Kinneil”. Ian, who lives in Bo’ness, is a trustee of The Friends of Kinneil, a local heritage charity dedicated to...
by Robin Thompson | 19 Jan 2017 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday’s “Scotland on Sunday” (15/1/17) featured an article on the history of the lost village of Lassodie. Alison Campsie covered the history of the village, and touched on the stories of other abandoned villages, such as Binnend, near...