Let's go out of Sneck

[+snorbens_caleyman]

Stunning picture, but I have no idea

[+weeman]

Think I know where it is but no idea of what it's called. On the Desolation Road near Dundonnell?

[+weeman]

Had a look around;

Fain Inn

A good five miles from the nearest habitation, a derelict house stands beside the A832 between Dundonnell and Braemore Junction in Wester Ross.

[The Mantis]

3 hours ago, weeman said:

Think I know where it is but no idea of what it's called. On the Desolation Road near Dundonnell?

Aye, Fain cottage I would call it, never heard if it was an Inn before. IBM's laughing as it's Destitution Road, so Dylan probably never visited 

[+weeman]

1 hour ago, TheMantis said:

Aye, Fain cottage I would call it, never heard if it was an Inn before. IBM's laughing as it's Destitution Road, so Dylan probably never visited 

Dylan sings about Desolation Row. It appears(on google) to be interchangeable;

 

[IBM]

weeman,

You will need to dig out a few more of them and blank out the location and then Mantis can match them with his new holiday snaps

[The Mantis]

4 hours ago, weeman said:

Dylan sings about Desolation Row. It appears(on google) to be interchangeable;

 

Oh well, every day’s a school day, no offence weeman . I always thought Destitution Road had a specific meaning due to it being “work creation” as a lot of Lewis folk used to call that sort of thing. I suppose Desolation kind of works too.

ETA- I'll have to check the skyline when I'm up there in April. Doesn't look like Sgurr Mor whether it's heading East or West. You don't really see Sgurr Mor unless you're on the Ullapool road, A835.

Edited March 17, 2022 by TheMantis

[IBM]

1 hour ago, TheMantis said:

Oh well, every day’s a school day, no offence weeman . I always thought Destitution Road had a specific meaning due to it being “work creation” as a lot of Lewis folk used to call that sort of thing. I suppose Desolation kind of works too.

ETA- I'll have to check the skyline when I'm up there in April. Doesn't look like Sgurr Mor whether it's heading East or West. You don't really see Sgurr Mor unless you're on the Ullapool road, A835.

Sgurr Mor is a bit covered in mist on streetview, in the picture the old bridge was on the left.  Oh dear weeman must have been on a flyer he never put the covers back properly on the joint box 

[The Mantis]

29 minutes ago, IBM said:

Sgurr Mor is a bit covered in mist on streetview, in the picture the old bridge was on the left.  Oh dear weeman must have been on a flyer he never put the covers back properly on the joint box 

I have to hand it to you and probably weeman too, you must remember every bend in the road, I take it you worked together. I still can't find this spot never mind the old bit. How far from Braemore is it?

Edit - got it now, it's away past Fain

Edited March 17, 2022 by TheMantis

[IBM]

16 hours ago, TheMantis said:

I have to hand it to you and probably weeman too, you must remember every bend in the road, I take it you worked together. 

We did similar jobs different departments. I worked in that box many years ago when the road resembled a bob sleigh run and had to poke a crowbar through the snow listening for a clonk on the lid of the box then dig out three foot of snow!

It was a good job that paid well

[+weeman]

17 hours ago, TheMantis said:

I have to hand it to you and probably weeman too, you must remember every bend in the road, I take it you worked together. I still can't find this spot never mind the old bit. How far from Braemore is it?

Edit - got it now, it's away past Fain

Funnily enough It was actually me. The fibre cable had been damaged at the bridge during roadworks and we had to run a temporary cable from the radio station to that box. That was about 5 years ago 

[IBM]

6 hours ago, weeman said:

Funnily enough It was actually me. The fibre cable had been damaged at the bridge during roadworks and we had to run a temporary cable from the radio station to that box. That was about 5 years ago 

Aye things started to slip when I retired 

[IBM]

Recently I found the information on my Great Great Granny that had me stuck and as a bonus even found her gravestone last week, but where?

 

 

[IBM]

I thought even weeman might struggle with this one but he knows it so here is a clue, it's east of Inverness.

[+weeman]

8 hours ago, IBM said:

I thought even weeman might struggle with this one but he knows it so here is a clue, it's east of Inverness.

Yes, it's strange how things come around. I did a walk in that area, not so long ago, and one of the walkers was born and bred there. She took us around the place afterwards pointing out things of interest and the church/graveyard was one of them.  

[+snorbens_caleyman]

11 hours ago, IBM said:

I thought even weeman might struggle with this one but he knows it so here is a clue, it's east of Inverness.

"Eileen Vanora Dawson" is a massive clue 

[IBM]

10 hours ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

"Eileen Vanora Dawson" is a massive clue 

You have me lost now snorbens unless she is the one that told weeman  

[+snorbens_caleyman]

24 minutes ago, IBM said:

You have me lost now snorbens unless she is the one that told weeman  

There is no location information on the gravestones, but Eileen Vanora Dawson is a pretty unique name

[IBM]

33 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

There is no location information on the gravestones, but Eileen Vanora Dawson is a pretty unique name

I am with you now but found nothing in Google on the name that links her to the place.  Do you know or want another clue?

[+snorbens_caleyman]

16 minutes ago, IBM said:

I am with you now but found nothing in Google on the name that links her to the place.  Do you know or want another clue?

Give me an 'A' and a 'D' 

[IBM]

8 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

Give me an 'A' and a 'D' 

I think you have it Auldearn Church 

[+snorbens_caleyman]

1 minute ago, IBM said:

I think you have it Auldearn Church 

Yup, but there are quite a few references to it as Auldearn & Dalmore.

[IBM]

12 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

Yup, but there are quite a few references to it as Auldearn & Dalmore.

So there is and all I know is my great great granny is buried there we will have to get weeman to find out more from his friend 

[+weeman]

I'll need a name

[IBM]

7 hours ago, weeman said:

I'll need a name

No why is the church called Auldearn and Dalmore