Kiltearn History

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Evanton airfield

Visit the Airfield pages to find out more about the airfield, the memorial to Evanton Airfield and the Displaced Persons Camp.

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Tented encampment at Novar 1924 before any buildings on site.

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Ferindonald Papers

Read this excellent book by Frank Maclennan

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Kirk Session Minutes

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Kiltearn Parish Church

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Oral History Project

Find out more about the Oral History Project

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Storehouse of Foulis

Find out more about the history of this iconic building.

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The Storehouse, adjacent Girnal

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Statistical Accounts

On the 25 May 179, Sir John Sinclair, Baronet of Ulbster in Caithness wrote to over nine hundred Parish ministers throughout Scotland asking them to contribute to a Statistical Inquiry by answering as best they could,a series of one hundred and sixty-six Queries respecting each Parish.

The New (or Second) Statistical Account of Scotland built on the previous work carried out by Sir John Sinclair for the First Statistical Accounts by including the knowledge of local doctors and schoolmasters. The Second Statistical Accounts were published between 1834 and 1845.

1st Statistical Accounts
2nd Statistical accounts

Zulu Fishing Boats

Have you often wondered what the wood was near the Storehouse?  Read the story of why these boats were abandoned.

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Zulu boat

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Examining the Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
The badge above the name strip is also of HMS Fieldfare (private collection). Photo RCHS.
Isabella Davidson on the left.
Evanton airfield aerial view 1954
Wartime buildings surrounding the site of the Memorial [photos RCHS]
Wartime buildings surrounding the site of the Memorial [photos RCHS]
Wartime buildings surrounding the site of the Memorial [photos RCHS]
The Director General of the Trust, Kenneth Bannerman
Lord Lieutenant for Ross and Cromarty, Mrs Janet Bowen addresses the group
Airfield in better weather 1938.
Tented encampment at Novar 1924 before any buildings on site.
Another view of 1924 camp. Fyrish hill in background.
King George V visits airfield. Cromarty Firth in background.
Novar from the air in 1920s with more permanent accommodation.
Group of officers from Leuchars.
Airfield in January 1938 looking towards Cromarty Firth and Black Isle. Pillars of Fyrish monument in middle foreground.
A Harrow gunnery training aircraft operating from Evanton.
A Henley on its nose after being caught downwind in a gale.
Evanton airfield seen from 8000ft in 1942 before construction of paved runways.
One of the much-disliked Bothas over Tarbat Ness.
A Lysander with damaged undercarriage, September 1942.
Some of those who came to the ceremony. [Photo ABCT]
Highland Deephaven Industrial Park - formerly Evanton airfield
Examining the Memorial
Memorial
Memorial
The badge above the name strip is also of HMS Fieldfare (private collection). Photo RCHS.
Isabella Davidson on the left.
Evanton airfield aerial view 1954
Wartime buildings surrounding the site of the Memorial [photos RCHS]
Wartime buildings surrounding the site of the Memorial [photos RCHS]
Wartime buildings surrounding the site of the Memorial [photos RCHS]
The Director General of the Trust, Kenneth Bannerman
Lord Lieutenant for Ross and Cromarty, Mrs Janet Bowen addresses the group
Airfield in better weather 1938.
 
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