Trip to Scotland and England 2010
8 Oct
Sandra's birthday -- Drove to Girvan through Maidens -- spoke with Jeremy from NZ at electric brae. Got cash and topped up phone in Girvan. Visited Maidens and saw harbour -- a couple of photos. Went to Bowmanhill cottage met Alec Monro's daughter (he not there) and took photos. On to Kirkoswald to see Johnny Souter's cottage -- closed for season! Went to see Margaret -- tea -- went for drive with her to see airfield and Hotel, then went to memorial which was raised by public subscription but is on golf course property and basically inaccesible to handicapped. Went to Dunure cemetery where some Turnberry war dead were buried. Looked at some of Margarets archive of research on Turnberry airport from WWI and WWII. Went to dinner at Souter Johnie's Inn in Kirkoswald -- this is the former schoolhouse attended by Robbie Burns.
Images in the Maidens Area
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| From
Dunmure Cemetery: sheep and Aisla Craig in background |
Monument
at
the Electric Brae |
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| Jeremy
from NZ puffing 'down' the Electric Brae |
WWII
bunker at the weary neuk |
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| The
red roof on a bay window is Gateside where I lived as an infant |
Where
Sandra was born 8 October 1944: Bowmanhill Cottage |
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| War
Memorial on Turnberry Golf Course |
Turnberry
Golf
course with airport runway showing |
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| Maidens
Light
House with Aisla Craig to back left |
Morell's
Blacksmith
Shop in old WWII hanger |
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| WWII
hut where Dad had an office |
Canadian
War
graves at Dunure Cemetery |
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| Souter
Johnie's Inn Kirkoswald |
Painting
in
the inn |