Kilspindie Castle, Aberlady – not the most exciting ruined castle to visit, and only two definite facts are known about it. Yet it was directly involved in some of the most dramatic episodes in Scotland’s history … The ruins of Kilspindie Castle stand in the Glebe Field, between the church and Aberlady Bay. They consist …
The castell toure and fortalice biggit be Patrik Dowglas of Kilspindie Read More »
News • September 14, 2020 • by Awesome Aberlady Angus, Elodie, the new Gala Queen, and Martha who performed the crowning ceremony. ABERLADY’S GALA QUEEN for 2020–21, Elodie Kauffmann, was crowned by her predecessor, Martha Blacklock, at a unique ceremony in the village’s secluded Memorial Garden on Sunday August 30, 2020. Elodie was attended by …
The Carmelite friary of Luffness gives us the earliest firm date in Aberlady’s history, November 30, 1293. It also offers a mystery – who was the knight in chain mail and surcoat represented in an effigy in the ruined church? The east end of the friary church at Luffness, with the ‘arched tomb’ containing an …
Listed at Grade B in 1993 and almost 200 years old, this tall stone tower is missing its original arcaded parapet at the top and the pump that helped it to fulfil its function. But it’s a reminder of a time when the gentry splashed out on luxuries such as running water and gardens growing …
A dull-looking legal document recording the sale of a property tells the story of a particular day in the lives of people who lived in this village almost 300 years ago – and how the landscape they lived in was changing around them ‘Instrument of Seisin’ written by George Heriot, notary public, recording the ceremony …
In December 1929, greenkeepers at Kilspindie were digging a new bunker when they found human remains. The police were called, and then the archaeologists – and it turned out they had found Aberlady’s earliest known resident… Artefacts of the early bronze age in Scotland, from an article written by J Graham Callander in 1923. ON …
News • August 21, 2020 • by Awesome Aberlady Main picture: Ross Searle outside Aberlady’s post office in June 2020. THE POST OFFICE in Aberlady will close its doors for the last time at 1pm on Friday September 11, 2020 following the sale of the premises and the retirement of co-owner Ross Searle. Meanwhile, a …
Campaign for ‘adequate’ service after post office closes in September Read More »
News • June 28, 2020 • by Awesome Aberlady Garden waste collections are back from Wednesday July 1, 2020 in Aberlady and will take place every four weeks. GARDEN WASTE COLLECTIONS in brown wheelie bins are back from Wednesday July 1, 2020 in Aberlady, but for the time being they will only take place once …
Brown bin collections back from July, every four weeks Read More »
Entomological – there’s a word to get your chops round. Try saying it fast five times. Much easier to say ‘insects’. But what are insects, exactly? John Harrison, Aberlady Bay’s own countryside ranger, explains… Bumblebee – Snail – Butterfly – Moth – Hoverfly – Fly – Beetle – Wasp – Damselfly – Spider – but …
Holly, courtesy of the Walker family
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