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Curlers At Sorn Castle, date unidentified.
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Left: Curling on Lees Loch, which is below Blindburn Farm, in 1946. The small brick shed is there to this day, which was the curling shed. Right: Maybe at Gilmilnscroft?? Unid Date.
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Left :
A group outside Woodlea, Sorn, with the Eglington Jug. This image is computer
enhanced, as the original image was so pale and faded. The men are L to R,
Unid, William Gibson of Woodlea (Jimmy Gibson's father), Unid, John Murdoch (John Murdoch the plumber's Grandfather). Click on the image to see a black and white enhanced version of the same image.
Right: Lees Loch. The man crouched with his brush is William Gibson of Woodlea.
Unid, William Gibson of Woodlea (Jimmy Gibson's father), Unid, John Murdoch (John Murdoch the plumber's Grandfather). Click on the image to see a black and white enhanced version of the same image.
Right: Lees Loch. The man crouched with his brush is William Gibson of Woodlea.
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Left: William Gibson, James Retson, James Wilson, John Greenshields
Right: William Gibson (Woodlea) Jimmy Gibson(Woodlea) John Gibson (Joiner) John Murdoch(Coalford)
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Ticket Lindsay Clark
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to see 12 images from the Gilmilnscroft Club Medal
1904 courtesy of Lord Norreys of Gilmilnscroft.
to see 12 images from the Gilmilnscroft Club Medal
1904 courtesy of Lord Norreys of Gilmilnscroft.
The curling
club was formed by Mr Farquar-Gray of Gilmilnscroft in 1795 , at the Greenfoot
Inn, opposite the new cemetery. The
Covenantor's Flag, old drum and halbert, presently kept at Sorn Castle for
safe keeping, were presented to the Sorn Curling Club by Farquhar-Gray of
Gilmilnscroft, in 1798. See page 22 of record book 1, for the original documentation.
The club records state the set of colours as the flag was known, and the drum were made in 1689!
Photo Archie Templeton, Low Drumclog Photo - ayrshirehistory.com
The site of the battle of Drumclog, as it was before 1905
Right: The flag which hangs on the wall in Sorn Castle
The drum and halbert were brought out for the Sorn Races in years gone by.
The most recent time the halbert and drum have been used, was as part of the commemorative display for the 150th anniversary of Sorn primary School, in September 2001 at a display in the village hall.
The club records state the set of colours as the flag was known, and the drum were made in 1689!
Photo Archie Templeton, Low Drumclog Photo - ayrshirehistory.com
The site of the battle of Drumclog, as it was before 1905
Right: The flag which hangs on the wall in Sorn Castle
The drum and halbert were brought out for the Sorn Races in years gone by.
The most recent time the halbert and drum have been used, was as part of the commemorative display for the 150th anniversary of Sorn primary School, in September 2001 at a display in the village hall.
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