I’ve been looking at this photo taken around 1905 or so which is the upper half of the Broompark Quoiting Team photo, recently posted here. I wanted to try and determine which properties these were, especially as one of them at that time, was still thatched. A 1910 map of Causeystanes reveals the location, and […]
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Pathhead, top of Peth Brae
Pictured in 1920 is a property called “Pathhead”, a weavers cottage located at the top of the Peth Brae, Barnhill. The 19th Century cottage was made of stone, had an upstairs and was roofed in thatch. In this photo, part of the building has been felted and tarred, instead of the having to thatch it […]