Caerlaverock History
Do you have any interesting stories or photographs about the Caerlaverock area? Know a little about the history, happenings or activities from time gone by? Newspaper cuttings? Stories passed down the generations? Or if you have some old photos you’d be happy to share, please get in touch.
We’re more than happy for you to write up things in your own words, in fact we’re actively looking for submissions and ideas as well as photos. It can be about any aspect of Caerlaverock History.
Email us at info@caerlaverock.org.uk or get in touch through our Facebook Page or with one of the Association who will be able to point you in the right direction! (see the Contact page)
Ancient fishing trap
Thanks to Tom Broon for this lockdown social history snippet!! "This is a picture taken on 2nd Jan 1991 at Phyllis Creek. You can clearly see lines of rocks and posts. They were covered over [.....]
Amazing 3D Model of Caerlaverock Castle
Caerlaverock Castle has featured on the BBC news website - see this link! Historic Environment Scotland have created this amazing architectural 3D model in order to have a detailed, digital record of the castle. You [.....]
Old Caerlaverock Photos Archive
Thank you to Liz Anderson for sending us a large bundle of photos to scan - we will be posting them up in small batches, and on Facebook too - where people can tag people [.....]
Family Info Sought
Christopher Earl, who originally comes from Dumfries, has been in touch: 'Hello hope everyone is safe and well during the present time . I am researching my twice great grandmother Isabella Currie who married John [.....]
Old Caerlaverock Photos
With many thanks to Laura Cowan who has sent us some old photos of the area. Her family owned the hut just outside Glencaple [pictured above] and the other photos show the family walking in [.....]
Haaf netting article in the Scottish Field
A little bird has sent us an email about an interesting article posted 21st Feb 2020 on the Scottish Field website - featuring photos with none other than Robbie Cowan in various manly poses, some [.....]
Caerlaverock Connections –
Diana Dickson has been in touch with us, wondering if anybody could help her in any way regarding her grandfather with Caerlaverock connections: "[He] was listed as being born at 4 Greenmill, Caerlaverock. He was [.....]
Caerlaverock Curries
Heather Hadwick has been in touch. Her great grandmother, Catherine Currie, was born in Caerlaverock in 1851 and she wonders if she could find out exactly where... "My great grandmother Catherine was born in Caerlaverock, [.....]
Hag Cottage
Peter Quelch is assisting with a landscape history study around Caerlaverock Castle, and is seeking local knowledge. Following on from our recent post requesting information about a ford between Caerlaverock and New Abbey, Peter has [.....]
Old Ford Across the Nith near Lantonside
Peter Quelch has been in touch. He is assisting with a landscape history study around Caerlaverock Castle. He asks: I'm intrigued by old maps and documents which point towards not only a ford on the [.....]
Barrons at Bankend
Graham Bates (from Cheshire) has been in touch again, following the great success of making contact with another member of the family through our website (for which he is most grateful)! He writes, "To further [.....]
Bankend Bridge
Thank you to Claire Clarke who has been in touch, "I've been trying to find out about the Bankend Mill that used to be here, and the history of the bridge - I was unsure [.....]
The Smiths of Bankend – Can Anyone Help?
Shona Hart has left a comment on this 'Pictures of Old Bankend' article, (made with the photos Norman Brown handed in). - Can you help her with any knowledge of her great grandmothers? - Do [.....]
Looking for Crosbie Connections in Caerlaverock
Fiona Sodha got in touch with us, as something caught her eye in the photo above (posted as part of a collection of pictures back in February 2019). Whilst searching for information about the Crosbie [.....]
Old Glencaple Photo Quiz
Many thanks to John Roberts who sent us a couple of old photos, with a couple of questions: Can anyone date them? The photo with the boy on the bicycle was a postcard, can anyone [.....]
*Updated* Barron Family History Request
Graham Bates emailed us to ask for any help with his family research back on 29th May 2018: "From the middle of the 19th century, my forebears have been located in Cheshire (via Liverpool). [.....]
Cockles landing at Glencaple Quay
It warmed the cockles of our hearts to receive this email from Karl Savege, with a photo from 2008... seems so long ago now somehow! "I thought this was an interesting photo of the quay [.....]
The McLeans of Caerlaverock (1722-2019)
Thank you to John Roberts for sending this fascinating and comprehensive information (and images). This is a lot of work which we are sure will be appreciated by many! Read on: THE MCLEANS OF CAERLAVEROCK [.....]
Memorial to James Dickson of Caerlaverock
With many thanks to Tom Langlands who thought this might be of interest to this group. "Recently I was taking photographs in North Berwick and while wandering the graveyard of the old disused church there [.....]
Gallery of Nith Haaf Netting Photos
Many thanks to Norman Brown who has looked out this fantastic bunch of very interesting haaf netting photos for us! A few familiar faces too - a bit of a trip down memory lane! It's [.....]
Cattle Crossing Phyllis Creek, Lantonside Merse, 1961
Another one from Tom Broon's chest of wonders (he may not actually have a chest, but we like to imagine he does, and it's full of interesting things that he's drip-feeding us)! The merse was [.....]