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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 26, 2012 12:14:34 GMT
Ever smelt gorse flowers (mind your nose)? They smell very strongly of coconut!
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Post by Rossignol on May 13, 2012 18:49:13 GMT
Thank you very much Apres for the beautiful photographs of St. Cyrus and the path to the beach. The quality of light that you captured is very sublime. A friend is on his way to the east coast of Scotland so it got me searching the web for my family history in St. Cyrus and I came upon your post. My great grandfather is George Ross. He was a naturalist, painter, musician and teacher – and a pretty good path maker. I’ve never been there (to see the path or the family house or the plaque) but other family members have walked the path. His son and my grandfather moved coincidently to the east of Canada (Moncton) and was a composer, teacher and organist and I believe the first person to graduate with a doctorate in music from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. I’m an architect so I’ve carried on the artistic/creative instincts of the family being inspired from a young age by my great grandfather’s paintings (I’m lucky to have a few of them from his treks in the countryside of Scotland).
I wonder if my great, great grandfather (another George Ross) or my great grandfather are connected to any of the stories of your ancestor William Forsyth-Grant of Ecclesgreig Castle.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 13, 2012 19:30:47 GMT
Fascinating tie-in, Rossignol! (& a most interesting look at your family history -- thanks)
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Post by apres on May 20, 2012 17:02:09 GMT
Wow, thanks for posting Rossingnol. How interesting, and what a small world!
Your great grandfather George Ross sounds like a fascinating man, and he did make a wonderful path! From what I could see, it's used often by the locals walking their dogs along the beach, as well as hikers who seem to come from all over GB and Europe to hike along the coast. That walk to and along the beach was certainly one of the more memorable highlights of our trip!
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Post by lola on Jun 4, 2012 14:29:20 GMT
I'm just now stumbling upon this, apres. Just wonderful. It completely takes me there, and it's a place I'd love to visit.
How was your lodging above the pub?
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Post by lola on Jun 4, 2012 14:32:33 GMT
Also, Rossignol, how fun.
When they say that your ancestor made the path, does that mean he designed it, figured out a feasible route and then supervised while the local stong backs build it? Or was he out there with his pick and shovel do you think? Either way, an impressive and helpful feat to get people safely to the beach and back.
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Post by Rossignol on Jun 11, 2012 20:55:33 GMT
Iola - of course its hard to confirm but from what I've been told I think he personally built the path (he didn't just supervise others). I don't know how extensive his intervention was or what was existing but he was only 37 in 1882 so I could imagine that with the help of his family and friends he made the route. I'll just have to visit the site to have more authority on this.
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