Month: March 2016
Dallens Bridge South bound steam train approaching Appin Station.
The castle we see today was built in the early stages of the 16th century, by royal expenditure of King…
Brigadier Ian McAlister Stewart DSO, MC, DL, OBE of Achnacone Appin, was born in 1895 in Surore, Poona, where his…
On 13th February 1945, of Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Kenneth Stewart of Achnacone, Appin, died at the age of 92. He was…
Brief Summary of the Appin Murder The chiefs and leaders of the clans, such as Ardsheal, were maintained in exile…
When Alexander Carmichael visited his native island of Lismore he would take the opportunity to write down snippets of information…
Most of the Stewarts of Appin did not use the surname “Stewart”. The leadership of the Clan was held by…
Oh to be a teenager And walk the Appin ways To see again the moonbeams Light up the castle walls…
The bracken Isle of Shuna Rests deep in Linnhe Loch, It’s ancient lordly castle Is ruins on the ground. Now…
There is many a tumble on life’s long road There is many a weary mile Where your burden is heavy…