LentranKirktonClunesReeligInchberryKirkhillInchmoreEnglishton Muir DrumchardineAltnacardichNewtonhillKnockbainBunchrewCabrich LentranKirktonClunesReeligInchberryKirkhillInchmoreEnglishton Muir DrumchardineAltnacardichNewtonhillKnockbainBunchrewCabrich LentranKirktonClunesReeligInchberryKirkhillInchmoreEnglishton Muir DrumchardineAltnacardichNewtonhillKnockbainBunchrewCabrich LentranCrannogKirktonClunesReeligInchberryKirkhillInchmoreEnglishton Muir SpringDrumchardine 2010 ReadAltnacardich it first online atNewtonhill www.kirkhillandbunchrew.org.ukKnockbainBunchrewCabrich Community Councillors Ian Weir, Groam Farm, Kirkhill 831750 In this issue Chris Heaton-Armstrong, Kirkhill 831779 Kirkhill Parish in 1871 - Ally MacNeill, Tigh Cala, 4 Newtonhill 831339 George Geddes shares his research p3 Fred Geddes, Newtonhill 831324 Cameron Kemp, West Altnaceardaich, Lentran 831552 £10,000 lottery win for park - p4 Karen Young, Glen Rowan, Bunchrew 234128 Iain Urquhart, 58 Newton Park, Kirkhill 831278 Crannog is published four times a year by Ian Cowan, Tigh-na-Beithe, Kirkhill 831344 Kirkhill & Bunchrew Community Council. The next meet- Caroline Crawford, Gardener’s Cottage, Achnagairn, Kirkhill ings are 13 April, 18 May and 22 June. All meetings of the 831503 community council are usually held in the Old North Inn Arthur Lacey, 26 Newton Park, Kirkhill 831785 on a Tuesday evening at 7.30 and are open to members of the public. If you have any concerns you would like raised Secretary please come along or alternatively speak to one of the Jim Ogilvie, 22 Newton Park, Kirkhill 831316 councillors. Gala week gets a makeover for 2010 New date for Gala day 5 June Dan Fraser Get the date in your diary - this Dance with Torridon providing year’s gala week and gala day the music. are in for a bit of a makeover Tree Surgery with some new ideas to make There will be the usual prize things fun for the whole commu- draw - with one of the top prizes nity this June. already announced - a Family ticket for Belladrum donated by The change of date should make Joe Gibb. - Tree Surgery - things easier for all the Highland Cross runners who often miss Already coming are: out on the Saturday finale, as Highland & Islands Fire & - Small Scale Mobile Saw Milling - well as avoiding other popular Rescue Service, Highland danc- events like the Marymas Fair in ers, line dancers, a display of Inverness. birds and ferrets, Angel Card - Log Splitting - readings, Teddy himself, cour- Plans for the Gala itself include tesy of local firm Teddy Moun- a craft fair all around the field. If tain. And....there will be Angel - Woodchipping - you’re interested in taking a stall card readings, Children’s Art or getting involved contact Lor- Gallery, Archery, Kick Boxing Dis- raine MacLeod 831465, and play, Kids Shinty final, Beat the - Firewood Sales - book early, it’s going to be busy! Goalie, Inflatable’s, Target Golf, Village Market, Fancy Dress And with live music all day, this Footie. So if you’re thinking of a promises to be a Gala to remem- great day out for all the family, ber - with the return of the Gala there’s plenty going on! 01463 831030 New Crannog “Editor” 07703 517941 wanted to take over after the [email protected] Gala edition Contact Jim Ogilvie 831316 Crannog Spring 2010 1 A cup of tea, cake, a natter, shopping and doing good Interested? Why not come down Food project selling fresh veg- to provide youngsters with to the Kirkhill Market. Generally etables, bakery goods, cheeses, opportunities for personal devel- Poppy appeal at 10.00 – 12.00 on the 2nd eggs and locally reared meat. opment, work experience and and 4th Saturday of each month There are also usually stalls community involvement by link- Congratulations to all in Kirkhill in the school – coming dates selling locally grown flowers for ing enterprise activities to the for raising a fantastic £330.87 below. Enjoy tea, coffee and a the garden, locally made craft curriculum. towards last year’s Scottish choice of home baked cakes goods, second hand books etc. Poppy Appeal. served with a smile and avail- In conjunction with the market Kirkhill Market will be on in able at reasonable prices to there will often be jumble sales, the school at 10-12.00 on: 27 Particular thanks goes to raise funds for the school. Free and other events organised by March; 10 & 24 April; 8 & 22 those who gave up their time refills of tea and coffee. A good the school. May; and, 12 & 26 June. to sell the poppies. chance to catch up on the local gossip and meet your friends! REAL Food (Real Education For further information on the Active Lives) is a market garden market or if you’re interested The mainstay of the Market is based social enterprise estab- in having a stall at the market the food stall run by the REAL lished in Inverness High School please contact George Hogg, Kirkhill & Bunchrew Community Trust on 831674 Kirkhill’s got talent 2009 Dear Community, I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank all who came along for supporting the show. I recently met with my fellow organisers to make decisions about how we were going to distrib- ute the amazing sum of £2000 that we raised from the shows. The monies raised will be distributed as follows: FIRST RESPONDERS - £300; KIRKHILL COMMUNITY PARK - £350 ;KIRKHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL - £350; KIRKHILL BEAVERS - £150; KIRKHILL CUBS - £150; WRI - £250 (To provide an outing or party for the senior citizens); ANIMATION CLUB - £100; KIRKHILL YOUTH CLUB - £150; KIRKHILL GREENFINGERS GROUP - £100; BEAULY BROWNIES - £100 Kirkhill’s got talent 2010 will be towards the end of the year so lots of time to get your acts ready! If you are interested in taking part there will be a meeting for those interested, watch the local notice boards for information in the next few months Helena Stewart Senior Citizens’ Bowling Club The Senior Citizens’ Bowling Runners up were Norma Scrim- Club held their Pairs competi- geour and John Dingwall. tion (Norman Williamson Trophy) on 3 February. For new members or more infor- mation contact Winners were David Birkbeck Madda Georgeson 831521 and Dite Sinclair. FIRST CHOICE DECORATIONS Contact PAINTING JIM GOODMAN DECORATING tel WALLPAPERING 01463 831301 mob TILING 07922 038868 PLASTERING 3-8 MILLIFEACH KIRKHILL, INVERNESS IV5 7PH 2 Crannog Spring 2010 Kirkhill Parish in 1871 Thanks to George Geddes for sharing his research Census information, that is population were born in Inver- Spring is coming the national collection of data ness-shire with about 45% born about the population, has been in the parish of Kirkhill and 22% undertaken every ten years in with the surname Fraser. A few time to get the bikes out Scotland since 1801, with the individuals were born outside exception of 1941. The records, Scotland, one each in Guyana, held at the General Record East Indies, Holland, India, Aus- Office and online at ‘Scotland’s tralia and France, and less than People’ (http://www.scotlands- ten in England. Although this people.gov.uk/), hold a wealth census doesn’t record it, the of information useful to anyone majority of people would have interested in family or social his- been Gaelic speakers. tory. They are most commonly used as a source of genealogi- The largest houses included cal information and so are dif- Moniack Castle, Achnagairn, Bicycle ficult to research by address Lentran, Reelig, Kirkhill Manse Local without consulting the originals. and Clunes House (now demol- As part of an ongoing archaeo- ished), all of which had over 20 Repairs logical research project, I have rooms with a window, but 60% of copied and digitised the 1871 people lived in houses with two census for the parish of Kirkhill, or less rooms with a window. Service which covers 1341 people in & 324 households. This census 54% of the population were records the address of an occu- women, and about 55% of the pied house and the number of population was less than 30 Ged Church rooms with a window, and then years old. The most common the details of the occupants on occupations were in agricul- the date it was visited – name, ture and domestic service, and Forester’s Cottage age, occupation, birth parish over 250 of the 380 men over 3 Newtonhill and county, and relationship to the age of 18 were employed in the head of the household. some form of farming. Although there were a number of small Phone 831306 My own interest is in relating tenant farms and crofts (25 census records to the archaeo- men are recorded as crofters), logical remains of abandoned the majority of the area was 18th and 19th century crofts split into larger farms, of which and farmsteads, many of which the largest was Inchberry at 600 survive in the upper reaches of acres. More unusual occupa- Robert Kinghorn the parish. This has been made tions included ferryman, mole easier since the first Ordnance catcher, salmon fisher, engine Tree Surgery Survey of the area, published driver, and policeman. in 1876, is now available online Fully qualified and insured Arboricultural contractor at the National Library of Scot- Copies of the MS database cov- land (http://www.nls.uk/maps/ ering the whole 1871 census All aspects of tree care undertaken. os/6inch/index.html). can be requested from george. [email protected]. Infor- The census is also a fascinat- mation on individual archaeolog- Small garden trees to full site clearances ing insight into the population of ical sites and historic buildings the area 139 years ago touching can be found at Scotland’s on a number of salient themes Places (http://www.scotland-