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- 1 - DRYMEN & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY ARCHIVES LIST (As revised October, 2017 by AJB) A/01 ARCHAEOLOGY /01 Lorna Main – Glasgow Herald 04/03/96 /02 Cashel /03 Auld Wives’ Lifts /04 Cashel- Proceedings Society Antiquities Scotland 1950-51 /05 Two axes from Drymen area /06 Fiona Booker and Loch Lomond /07 Archaeological information and advice /08 Ancient monuments and metal detectors /09 Managing Scotland’s archaeological heritage /10 Scheduled ancient monuments /11 Using metal detectors – Gordon Price /12 Loch Lomond fonts & effigy – Lacaille – Society of Antiquities Scotland 1934 /13 Cup marking in North Drymen – Society of Antiquities Scotland 1963-4 /14 Standing stone circles, Society of Antiquities Scotland 1880-90 Vol. 12 /15 Standing stones of the district, Society Antiquities Scotland 1892-93 Vol. 15 /16 Illustrations for ditto /17 Field Report – Barrhead & Neilston History Association 1986 /18 The Carved Stones of Scotland – Historic Scotland /19 Archaeological requirements /20 Early historic settlement on the western carselands of the Forth valley: a reappraisal by John G. Harrison and Richard Tipping. 2007. /21 Controversy on the Clyde, Archaeologists, Fakes and Forgers: the excavation of Dumbuck Crannog, by Alex Hale and Rob Sands. 2005 /22 Extract from John Guthrie Smith’s Strathendrick on standing stones and a “fine stone coffin”. /23* “People, pottery and the past: images of community archaeology in Argyll”, by Fiona Jackson and Sue Furness ISBN 978-0-9550049-9-5 /24* “Scotland’s Rural Past: community archaeology in action”, RCAHMS 2011. /25* “A practical Guide to Recording Archaeological Sites”, RCAHMS 2011. * Due to their format as books these are not filed in the information files, but stored nearby. - 2 - A/02 ABERFOYLE & THE TROSSACHS /01 Aberfoyle and Trossachs c1905 /02 Fairies of Aberfoyle – (Walk) /03 Earthquake at Aberfoyle – undated /05 Blank /07 Aberfoyle Coaches, notice of liquidation, Herald 25/05/12 see also Strathard News, in D&DLHS periodicals collection A/03 AGRICULTURE /01 Royal Highland Agricultura; Society papers (a – o) – M. Bruce /02 Strathendrick Agricultural Society: the 170th Show, 31st May, 1997: Early Farming and Early Show Records, by Mary Bruce. B/01 BALFRON /01 Balfron Heritage Exhibition – 1990 /02 18th Planned Village in Scotland – J. Leiper, 1986 /03 Balfron High School Badge /04 “ “ News 2/2000 /05 “ “ “ 9/2000 /06 “ “ “ 12/2000 /07 “ “ “ 11/2001 /08 Pocket History of Balfron – Susan Robson /09 ‘Indians’ as a place name, near Balfron Station /10 ‘Greek’ Thomson – Photo (2 copies) /11 The Lost History of Ballindalloch, Balfron, by A.M.M. and S.M.O. Stephen. 2009. /12 Jim Hendry, Balfron farmer -- celebrated by the Stirling Observer for filming the construction of the Forth Road Bridge between 1958 and 1963. B/02 BALMAHA /01 50 Years of Happy Returns (Mailboat) – Glasgow Herald, 1998 /02 Trip Down Memory Lane – Scots Magazine /03 Liquor Works at Balmaha – (D. Johnson) /05 Excursions to upper Forth and Loch Lomond /06 Balmaha Pyroligneous Acid Works, 1845 /07 Pyroligneous Acid Works Balmaha – Johnson 1982 /08 Balmaha Old Manse /09 Balmaha Pier rebuit /10 Balmaha Works layout /11 Balmaha visitor centre /12 The Waterwitch of Loch Lomond – A.J. Macfarlane, Balmaha 18/3/1964 /13 Pyroligneous Acid Works, Balmaha – J. Mitchell, Scottish Local History, Summer 2006 - 3 - /14 Oak Tree Inn News, Autumn/Winter 2011 B/03 BEN LOMOND /01 National Memorial Park – 1995 /02 Ben Lomond – Walk of the Day – R. McOwen (3 copies) /03 Ball lightning on Ben Lomond - Daily Record 21/02/2000 /04 National Trust owners – Newspaper, 9/03/1984 B04 BIBLIOGRAPHIES /01 History, etc. of the Endrick Valleys – Robb /02 Authors, Subjects and References 0 Local /03 Frank Barnwell & his flying machines /04 Note on James Bridie (Dr Mavor) /05 Mrs Catherine McVicar (3 copies) – Weekend 11/90 B05 REVEREND EDWARD BRYCE /01 News cutting (2 copies) /02 Ditto /03 The Bryces of Ireland /04 Rev. Ed Bryce – from J.E. Briggs, USA. /05 Letter and Article from D. Hume – Ireland /06 Broadisland Gathering, 1993 /07 Letter to Mr Briggs, USA /08 Letter from D. Hume, Ballycarry, Ireland /09 Broadisland Journal 1995 /10 Templecorran Project, Ballycarry /11 Rev. E. Bryce – brief review B/06 BRIDGES /01 Drymen Bridge /02 Other Forth Bridges – Fraser, 1990 /03 Notes on construction of Drymen Bridge /04 John Brown – bridge builder (Drymen Bridge) /05 John Brown: the master mason who built Drymen Bridge, J. Mitchell B/07 BUCHANAN PARISH /01 Living on the Land – J. Oswald, 1995 /02 Place Names and Families – J. Leiper, 1988 /03 Village and District History /04 Social Evening Programme, 1946 /05 Blank /06 Buchanan Parish Church /07 Vignettes of Memory – Lady Greville /08 Blank - 4 - /09 Milton of Buchanan /10 First Statistical Account -1791 /11 Statistical Account 1841 /12 Statistical Account 1961 /13 Various manuscript notes – D.J. Johnson (J. Mitchell) /14 Milton of Buchanan – 1991 Census Data /15 Buchanan Community Council Minutes 16/01/1995 /16 Buchanan Voice, Issue 3, Dec. /17 Map, 6”, Buchanan Parish /18 Buchanan – Ordnance gazeteer c1892 /19 Vignettes of Memory, by Lady V. Greville /20 Balmaha area recollections, by D. Johnson /21 The Bonny Banks of Loch Lomond, by D. Johnson /22 The “Liquor Work” at Balmaha, by D. J. Johnson /23 Impressions of Ba’whinan 1920 – D. Johnson /24 Buchanan Smithy – Road Bridge (J. Mitchell) /25 Buchanan South – Register of Electors /26 Buchan Smithy old road bridge – John Mitchell /27 Dereck Fowles, MBE. Obituary to a resident of Buchanan Castle Gardens, 12 November, 2013. /28 Buchanan WRI’s 50th anniversary in 1992, group photograph. B/08 GEORGE BUCHANAN /01 George Buchanan – Giant of Killearn – Watson /02 George Buchanan – 5th centenary event programme /03 Killearn Kirk memorial service to George Buchanan /04 George Buchanan concert – Killearn Kirk 17/9/2006 B/09 THE BUCHANANS /01 The Buchanans /02 The Buchanans – M. Bruce, 1995 /03 The Buchanans of Catter /04 The Buchanans of Catter Family Tree /05 Flyleaf on Buchanan by W. Duncan, 1723 /06 Proposed Clan Buchanan Clan Centre – R.B. Risk, Oklahoma /07 President of the USA /08 Manuscript notes by Mary Bruce /09 George Buchanan Monument – Killearn /10 Clan Buchanan Tour 1993 (Two copies) /11 The Buchanan Society /12 Buchanan Clan History /13 Buchanan Clan History /14 Buchanans of Ross Priory /15 Buchanans and Fort Ticondera – R.D. Buchanan /16 Manuscript on the Buchanans including George, by Mary Bruce /17 Archibald Buchanan, by Bob McCutcheon, Stirling Observer 5/12/86 /18 Letter from R.B. Risk, USA to M. Bruce 5/9/94 - 5 - /19 The Buchanan Banner (US) Fall, 1993 /20 Letter to DDLHS from Travel Agents International re 1993 visit /21 Letter from R.B. Risk to MB 3/9/93 /22 The Buchanans – Extract by W.D. Cocker /23 “In search of Buchanan”, by Irene Martin. Rosnashannagh Publishing, 2011. (Due to its format as a book this is not filed in the information files, but stored nearby). B/10 BUCHANAN CASTLE /01 Buchanan Castle /02 Buchanan Castle and William Burn /03 Buchanan Castle – Print /04 Buchanan Castle and Ice Houses /05 Ditto and Ghost – S. Express 1967 /06 Buchanan Castle Gardens (cutting) /07 Buchanan Castle floor plan (Burn 1853) /08 Victorian planning /09 Buchanan Castle floor plan (Burn, 1853) /10 Buchanan Castle (sketch) /11 A Brief review /12 Buchanan Castle – Lady’s Pictorial /13 Visit by Andersonian Nat. Society 1898 /14 Stirling Observer article – J. Vickers 1995 (2 copies) /15 Post Card Short History – M. Bruce /16 Slates danger (Stirling Observer, 1999) /17 Buchanan Castle Lodge /18 Approach to the Three Lochs – Buchanan Castle /19 Plan of Buchanan Castle interior, 1939 /20 Buchanan revisited - Doris Pritchard /21 Letter- Jackson to Drymen Library 9/3/05 /22 Note on Buchanan Castle /23 The Buchanans /24 Buchanan Castle Gatehouse /25 Castle ghost – 20/8/1967 /26 Buchanan architects, by Jane Fawcett, 1976 /27 The Cemetery near Buchanan Auld House, by R.D. Buchanan. /28 Shah of Persia & Buchanan Castle, 18th July, 1889. (Ill. Sporting & Dramatic News 3/8/1889) /29 Report on Mason Work, by Leadbetter & Fairlie, Architects, 1902 See Also: W/02 WARTIME B/11 BUCHANAN OLD HOUSE /01 Brief Note 1823-1826 /02 Letters and Article from Scottish Record Office /03 Edinburgh Magazine 1787 /04 List of references - 6 - /05 Notes by J. Mitchell /06 Note on the Old House /07 Chapel at the Old House B/12 BUCHANAN ARMS HOTEL /01 Vickers’ View (press cutting) /02 Letter to Madam Drilhon-Buchanan 7/6/1938 /03 Planning application 12/1987 /04 Planning drawing – 943 /05 ditto 943-7/85 /06 ditto 943-15 11/87 /07 ditto 943-16 /08 ditto 943-17 /09 ditto 943-18 /10 ditto 943-19 – 11/87 /11 Drymen and the Buchanan Country – Eyre-Todd /12 ditto, 2nd copy /13 Manuscript notes by Mary Bruce /14 Hotel brochure /15 Hotel post card, photo /16 Buchanan Highland Hotel – press cutting B13 BUCHANAN OF DRUMAKILL /01 Press cutting – Bob McCutcheon, 1986 /02 Summons – 1722 /03 Instrument of Sasine 1705 /04 Instrument of Sasine 1688 05 Tacks, rentals and estate papers – J. Leiper B14 BUCHANAN CHURCH /01 Church History –G/H 1964 (Hess article on reverse) /02 Pastoral letter, 9/56 /03 A Short History (3 copies) /04 One page history – Buchanan Society, 1974 /05 Congregational Social, 3/4/1964 /06 Chapel of St Mary – J. Leiper /07 Funeral Service, Lady Helen Graham, 27/08/1945 /08 ditto , Duchess of Montrose, 25/11/1940 /09 Funeral Service, 23/01/54 /10 ditto Duchess of Montrose – 26/02/1957 /11 St Mary Chapel – Map /12 Brief Church History See also M/01 for more information on the Montrose family - 7 - B/15 BUILDINGS /01 Lost Houses of Scotland /02 Five Large Houses of the Lennox – J.
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