Posts by Kenny Smith
A traditional home overlooking Loch Awe
Tigh an Daraich occupies a stunning river side location in a very picturesque and popular area of Argyll, close to Taynuilt village. The site comprises a unique and varied range of properties all under the same ownership, and offers a superb opportunity to acquire from a choice of traditional three bedroom family home with separate…
Read MoreA life less ordinary for a former policeman
Alex Lochrie has led a fascinating and fast paced life. After a stint in advertising, he joined the Glasgow police force, learnt to fly, attempted suicide and then spontaneously moved to Paris to join the French Foreign Legion, which took him all over the world. Lochrie’s engaging and honest style tells a gripping and insightful…
Read MoreWhen you discover a murderer in the family
When writer Cal Flyn discovered the dark secret in her family’s past it started a long but cathartic investigation. In the summer of 2011 I made a discovery about my family history that has dominated my work and thoughts ever since. I learned that I was the great-great-great niece of Angus McMillan, who left Scotland…
Read MoreWhen Thunder in the Glens comes to Scotland
More than 4000 Harley Davidson owners from across the globe descend on the Highlands for bikers’ pilgrimage Thunder in the Glens. Thunder doesn’t adequately describe the deafening growl of thousands of Harley-Davidsons heading through the moors and glens on the annual mass bike ride out from Aviemore to Grantown-on-Spey. It takes around forty-five minutes for…
Read MoreThe end of the line for phone boxes?
The rise of mobile phones has made red telephone boxes obsolete but there are plenty of other uses for these much-loved cultural icons… When was the last time you made a phone call from a public telephone box? Since the mass adoption of mobile phones in the 1990s, unless you happen to have found yourself…
Read MoreModern home in the style of a Scottish laird’s house
A delightful modern home on the banks of Loch Snizort offers spectacular views over to the Cuillin mountains and to the Outer Hebrides. Galbraith present to the market Crionach, at 3 Kingsburgh, Snizort, Portree, which lies in a delightful, private setting in the scattered crofting township of Kingsburgh on the north-west coast of Skye. The house,…
Read MoreA handy guide to the castles of the north
This is the first of four volumes on the history of fortification in the north of Scotland and is the product of eight years of research. This site-by-site study covers the Findhorn valley and Moray lowlands taking in family intrigue and local power-play alongside the national context of the time, from the invasion of the…
Read MoreA B-listed cottage needing modernised
A traditional stone built cottage in need of some modernisation is now on the property market. Presented by Galbraith, Smithy Hose is a charming Grade B listed cottage has a private garden, parking area and outbuilding. Smithy House is need of some work but this offers a wonderful opportunity to create a stunning home in…
Read MoreA collection of facts that’s just capital
A vibrant collection of trivia from all around the capital is coming in a new paperback next month. The Little Book of Edinburgh is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information. Find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and…
Read MoreDewar’s distillery helps ambulance service
A Scotch whisky distillery is diverting its alcohol into helping the NHS. Bacardi has expanded its commitment across countries and brands to help produce more than 237,000 gallons (900,000 litres) of hand sanitisers, as worldwide demand continues to exceed supply in efforts to reduce the risk of Covid-19. This week, eight Bacardi-owned manufacturing sites across…
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