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Buteshire / Re: Brodick, Isle of Arran - Where was Goatfell Cottage?
« on: Wednesday 22 April 15 15:44 BST (UK)  »
I made local historical enquiries and having been directed towards The Kennels adj Brodick Castle, also wrote to the Arran Estate.  I found reference to gamekeepers cottage relating to Castle Lodge which adjoins the buildings formerly known as the kennels: http://www.stay-arran.co.uk/accommodation/cottage.php?ID=1

It looks as though Castle Lodge at Brodick Castle was the head gamekeepers cottage.  I have been told by the Arran Estate that:
"... for many years the house was known as The Kennels, though, and that was since it was presumably extended in the late 1880’s. I think it was always the base for the head keeper. The Estate had about 19 gamekeepers/ stalkers in it s heyday and some underkeepers had their own houses, perhaps in Glenrosa of Corrie/ High Corrie and there were Estate outposts at Lochranza, another at The Heights, one at Kilpatrick another at Dippen, etc. "

As there is an old listed cottage known as "Goatfell Cottage" at High Corrie (only 2 miles north of Brodick) it seems much more likely to be the one I have been looking for.   

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Buteshire / Re: Brodick, Isle of Arran - Where was Goatfell Cottage?
« on: Monday 09 February 15 22:15 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Marc.  I have already been in touch with the Museum in Brodick and am writing to the Arran Estate Office in case they have archived records.  Just viewed your forebears photo; that's a nice one!  I have a similar from Easdale with 3 cousins shown in the pic:   
http://www.easdale.org/easdale/history.htm

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Buteshire / Re: Brodick, Isle of Arran - Where was Goatfell Cottage?
« on: Sunday 08 February 15 22:08 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the more recent updates. 

Third party advice suggests I should look towards a building close to Brodick Castle, which now goes by another name, so I will be following that up.

Marc - Some good photos on your link of the trail to Goat Fell.

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The Common Room / Petition to open historic UK registers (ePetition) Closing date 25/03/2015 09:15
« on: Saturday 07 February 15 20:05 GMT (UK)  »
At the time of posting there are 9,352 signatures.
It needs 100,000 UK signatures to be debated in UK Parliament.

Don't shoot the messenger, it's not my e-petition, it was started by Guy Etchells. 
I have signed it because I believe this needs to happen & the sooner the better. 

There must be many people that might want to sign this.
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Please share this on public media - pass it on.  Thanks








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Buteshire / Re: Brodick, Isle of Arran - Where was Goatfell Cottage?
« on: Friday 06 February 15 12:04 GMT (UK)  »
The Historic Scotland, and Pastmap sites are certainly helping to narrow this down.
Going to Canmore RCAHMS. There are even some pics .  Goatfell seems to be one of this group at High Corrie.  With your help it seems that I am very close. Thanks to all.

http://canmoremapping.rcahms.gov.uk/index.php?action=do_details&cache_name=cGFyaXNoLEtJTEJSSURFX3NlYXJjaHR5cGUsYWR2YW5jZWRfb3Jh&set=0&list_z=0&numlink=155882   

Placement indicates photo image 1.

Imber - I must give a real vote of thanks, you've solved it!  Having worked in a Planning Dept myself I am now wondering why I did not think of that one!!

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Buteshire / Re: Brodick, Isle of Arran - Where was Goatfell Cottage?
« on: Thursday 05 February 15 23:36 GMT (UK)  »
I had checked juxtaposed Census and Valuation Rolls on Scotlands People, but no luck.  I feel that  reference to Brodick is a locality rather than a parish name (the parish is Kilbride).  So I'm unsure how wide the vicinity of Brodick would have been at that time;  it could well be in or close(r) to Corrie if the post code search turns out to be representative.  The photo reference of same at Loch Fyne is charming but I would guess is closer to Inveraray than Arran.    Away from the forum, there was a suggestion that it could have been part of Brodick Castle but I await more certainty on this.  My ancestor was a  gamekeeper so that might make sense.  Am likely to write snail-mail to the owner of the cottage in Corrie, which might at least confirm or rule it out.  Outcome may depend upon a local elders'  knowledge.   (By 1901 census my ancestor had moved his gamekeeping occupation to Glen Caladh, Tighnabruaich).

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Buteshire / Re: Brodick, Isle of Arran - Where was Goatfell Cottage?
« on: Thursday 05 February 15 14:18 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for your replies.  I had used www old maps co uk  for this but thanks for the reminder that the NLS site probably better for this purpose.  Just had a look on Google Streetview for Goatfell Cottage in Corrie but no luck.  The reference to Brodick may well be the parish, so this cottage in Corrie might be worth tracking down (if its the original one). 

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Buteshire / Brodick, Isle of Arran - Where was Goatfell Cottage?
« on: Sunday 01 February 15 01:21 GMT (UK)  »
My great grandfather (a gamekeeper), in 1895 gives his address as Goatfell Cottage, Brodick, Isle of Arran, and in 1897 married a lassie Lucy Gillespie Reside from Kilpatrick (her father was a head gamekeeper in that parish) Does Goatfell Cottage, Brodick still exist and might anyone have an old photo and be able to confirm its location?

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Lanarkshire / Greenbank Street (west side of), Rutherglen - old photos
« on: Sunday 01 February 15 00:45 GMT (UK)  »
Am seeking old photo of west side of Greenbank Street, Rutherglen (before redevelopment 1970s?).  My forebears lived at no 11 from 1880s until 1930s.  To be more specific old maps show this close to NW corner of King Street / Greenbank Street.  Can anyone help with an old photo please?

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