CLACKMANNANSHIRE CLACKMANNANSHIRE FIELD STUDIES FIELD STUDIES SOCIETY SOCIETY The CFSS was formed in October 1970 after attempting to revive the Alloa Society of Natural Science and Archaeology established in 1865. The society‟s aims are “to INDEX / CONTENTS OF NEWSLETTERS promote interest in the environment and heritage of the local area” and it has some 100 members. In winter there are fortnightly lectures or members nights, from September to April, beginning with a coffee morning and concluding with our AGM. In summer, from NUMBERS 49 – 58, VOLUMES 21 – 25 April to September, there are four Saturday outings, a weekend event and Wednesday Evening Walks fortnightly from April to August. CFSS has run and participated in various events on David Allan and at Alloa Tower, October 1992 – April 1997 is associated with the Forth Naturalist and Historian in publishing, and with the annual Man and the Landscape symposium, November 1998 being the 24th. Research projects have included- Linn Mill site, Mining and Alloa Port 1743-85; these have been published as booklets Linn Mill and Mines and Minerals of the Ochils and a 1978 paper in the Forth Naturalist and Historian. A project in progress Previous Indices published: 1-26 (1970 – 1981); 27-38 (1981 - is a survey of the old Alloa graveyard. Other publications include David Allan, The 1987); 39-48 (1987 - 1992) Ochil Hills – landscape, wildlife, heritage walks, Alloa Tower and the Erskines of Mar; and the twice yearly Newsletter. April 1998 is no. 60, and there are 5 yearly contents/indices. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in, or desire to support the aims of the society in this field of Local Studies. Includes programmes and reports on Forth Naturalist and Historian‟s annual symposia „Man and the Landscape‟, The society has a study / council room in Marshill House, Alloa. This has a small and some meetings of the Airthrey Gardens Group collection of books, maps etc. which members are encouraged to use for reference or - both of the University of Stirling study. L Corbett, EK Roy, I Stewart or R Snaddon should be contacted for access. Chairperson EK Roy Secretary M Scott CFSS INDEX CONTENTS Page SECTION A - Newsletter Contents, Vols 21 – 25 2 SECTION B - Index to Newsletters [vol, part, page] 10 SECTION C - Winter Lectures, 1992 -1999 33 SECTION D - Summer Outings, 1992 – 1998 35 SECTION E - Publications & Leaflets 38 THANKS ARE EXPRESSED TO ALL MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE WITHOUT WHOM THIS VOLUME WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. ANY ERRORS REMAINING ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EDITOR. EDITOR: Marilyn Scott (Secretary) July 1999 (with many thanks to L Corbett for proofreading) 1 SECTION A Newsletter Contents Page Page Vol 21, Part I, Newsletter No 49, October 1992 Vol 21, Part II, Newsletter No 50, April 1993 Contents .............................................................................................. 1 Editorial............................................................................................... 2 Contents .............................................................................................. 1 Winter Programme 1992/3 .................................................................. 3 Editorial ............................................................................................... 2 The Environment ((Man & the Landscape Symposium) .................... 4 Spring / Summer Programme 1993 ..................................................... 3 Winter Programmes – Other Societies ................................................ 5 100 Year Old Tullibody Chestnut ....................................................... 4 Scottish Wild Life Trust Notes ................................................................................................... 6 Stirling Field & Archaeological Society Forth Naturalist & Historian Rights of Way ..................................................................................... 6 Reports on Winter Lectures Snippet ................................................................................................ 7 Birds of Clackmannanshire Another Bite of the Apple ................................................................... 8 Members Night Leadhills / Wanlockhead ................................................................... 12 Alloa in World War I Huntingtower Castle and Tullibardine .............................................. 15 Dunning – Crossroads & Characters Kirkintilloch – day on the canal ........................................................ 17 Robert Adam The Torphichen Experience .............................................................. 17 The River Carron Wednesday Walk to the South Muckhart area .................................. 22 Industrial Visit Jupiter Site Visit ................................................................................ 23 Blackadder Castle Falkirk Graveyards ............................................................................ 25 Plaque to Commemorate Exciseman Novelist .................................. 14 Friends of the Ochils ......................................................................... 14 Plant Lists for Spring / Summer 1992 ............................................... 26 th Field Trip – Isle of Bute .................................................................... 30 18 Man & the Landscape Symnposium – Members of Council .......................................................................... 36 The Environment - 25 Years of Change ....................................... 15 The Impact of the University .................................................. 15 Weather ................................................................................... 16 The Forth ................................................................................. 18 Sport & Recreation .................................................................. 20 Changes to Bird Life Over 25 Years ....................................... 21 Letter from Vancouver Island ........................................................... 23 Continuing Education at Stirling University th th Local Life in the 17 & 18 Centuries .................................... 27 Sauchie Tower ................................................................................... 28 Blackadder Castle ............................................................................. 34 2 3 Page Vol 22, Part I, Newsletter No 51, October 1993 Page Contents .............................................................................................. 2 Vol 23, Part I, Newsletter No 53, October 1994 Editorial............................................................................................... 3 Contents .............................................................................................. 2 Plants ................................................................................................... 5 Editorial ............................................................................................... 2 A Letter from Aoteara ......................................................................... 5 20th Annual Man & the Landscape Symposium .................................. 3 Winter Programme ............................................................................ 11 Winter Programme .............................................................................. 4 Winter Programmes – Kindred Societies .......................................... 12 Industrial Heritage – Brewing ............................................................. 6 Stirling Field & Archaeological Society Ben Nevis Observatory ..................................................................... 18 Scottish Wildlife Trust Historical Walk / Talk on Kilmadock Parish (Doune) Local Publications ............................................................................. 13 Old Kilmadock Cemetery & Three Famous Scots Buried There .. 20 Annual General Meeting Report ....................................................... 14 1994 Field Trip – Biggar / Peebles .................................................... 23 Field Trip Hawkhill to Clackmannan ................................................ 15 A Day in McGonagall Land .............................................................. 30 A Diarist with Noble Connections .................................................... 16 Book Review – Alloa Pottery............................................................ 34 Two Villages – Contrasts & Similarities ........................................... 21 Account of a Very Special Day – Orkney ......................................... 36 A Kinross-shire Dander..................................................................... 26 Inverkeithing to Aberdour ................................................................. 28 The Blackadders of Tulliallan ........................................................... 29 Vol 23, Part II, Newsletter No 54, April 1995 Contents .............................................................................................. 2 Editorial ............................................................................................... 3 Vol 22, Part II, Newsletter No 52, April 1994 Summer Programme............................................................................ 4 Contents .............................................................................................. 3 The True Adventures of Eliza Fraser .................................................. 5 Editorial..............................................................................................