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« **Reply #400 on:** 04/03/2011 at 15:23 »

Quote from: Easgach 1 on 04/03/2011 at 14:22

1864 for England and 1870 for the local upland lochans, never heard the one about convicts, no mention of it in " 100
years in the highlands" or" Pigeon holes of memory"It may be my PC but I dont get the posts right away, which is why I seem to be playing catchup ??? easgach 1

Your getting your wires crossed , the stocking by convicts was the trout in Bhutan.

Jim

« **Reply #401 on:** 04/03/2011 at 19:06 »

sorry jedi it was dry flee that posted about the convicts stocking the high hill lochs, not guilty,easgach 1

« **Reply #402 on:** 05/03/2011 at 02:36 »

Quote from: Easgach 1 on 04/03/2011 at 19:06

sorry jedi it was dry flee that posted about the convicts stocking the high hill lochs, not guilty,easgach 1

Crossed wires Derek, Jim's right i was refering to the Bhutan question, not your local reply, sorry for the confusion.
Guilty for not reading your post correctly.

Allan

PS

I was famous for terrorising my local area and committed many brutal acts, some of which you can still visit today. I had several homes but my most famous is still standing on an island on a famous troot loch.

Who am i, when did i live, what bad thing will i be most remembered for, where's that well known 'hoose' of mine and for a real big fat bonus, how and where did i die?

Easy....

« **Reply #403 on:** 05/03/2011 at 05:52 »

Duke of Cumberland ?

« **Reply #404 on:** 05/03/2011 at 09:07 »

Mary Stuart had a 'hoose' on Loch Leven. She was hung on february 8th 1587 "in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay between the hours of nine and ten in the morning." Didn't she try to kill the Queen?

CU

Jeroen

« **Reply #405 on:** 05/03/2011 at 10:22 »

nope on both counts guys. Keep the guesses comin.

« **Reply #406 on:** 05/03/2011 at 11:15 »

I think you are referring to the Wolf of Badenoch who had a castle on Loch an Eilein. One of his dastardly deeds would have been sacking and burning Elgin and its cathedral but he did a lot more than that. He lived some time around 1350 -1400.

Can't claim the bonus point I'm afraid. Tell us all the gory details.

Irvine

« **Reply #407 on:** 05/03/2011 at 17:17 »

Quote from: Hares Lug on 05/03/2011 at 11:15

He lived some time around 1350 -1400.

He did all that in only 10 minutes?

« **Reply #408 on:** 05/03/2011 at 17:19 »

Quote from: Dryflee on 05/03/2011 at 02:36

I was famous for terrorising my local area and committed many brutal acts, some of which you can still visit today. I had several homes but my most famous is still standing on an island on a famous troot loch.

Who am i, when did i live, what bad thing will i be most remembered for, where's that well known 'hoose' of mine and for a real big fat bonus, how and where did i die?

Matt Hayes?

« **Reply #409 on:** 05/03/2011 at 22:44 »

Quote from: Hares Lug on 05/03/2011 at 11:15

I think you are referring to the Wolf of Badenoch who had a castle on Loch an Eilein. One of his dastardly deeds would have been sacking and burning Elgin and its cathedral but he did a lot more than that. He lived some time around 1350 -1400.

Can't claim the bonus point I'm afraid. Tell us all the gory details.

Irvine

Also on Loch-in-dorb.

« **Reply #410 on:** 06/03/2011 at 16:10 »

Irvine's almost there with Mr Ritchie getting the hoose location right.

Lochindorb was the famous troot water i was after and Wolf of Badenoch certainly correct, as was the burning of Elgin Cathedral, but castle on Loch an Eilien? Not quite. He did have a castle in the area but he wouldn't recognise it as another ancient monument has been built on the site. I was simply going to say where but where's the fun in that? So where was this (which was also his reported place of death) Big clue: you can see it overlooking the Spey opposite Kingussie at the side of the A9. If you can't get it from that i'll have to tell you

And how was he reputed to have died? (Bit of folk lore in this but a good and fitting wee tale none the less

)

Allan

« **Reply #411 on:** 06/03/2011 at 18:24 »

Ruthven barracks/castle?

« **Reply #412 on:** 06/03/2011 at 20:48 »

Quote from: Mike M on 06/03/2011 at 18:24

Ruthven barracks/castle?

Correct.

Local legend has it the Wolf of Badenoch died in his castle at Ruthven after playing (and losing) the Devil at chess (or was it cards??) one dark and stormy night. Why is it it's always a dark and stormy night when these things happen? Why not a damp mild midge infested mid afternoon?

Ok time for someone else to come up with a question 'cause i've been hogging this too long. Sorry Guys

Allan

« **Reply #413 on:** 08/03/2011 at 08:28 »

OK then.... another one of these:

Which loch am I

Few anglers heading north consider me for a visit and pass my waters by - most have no idea I exist.
This is surprising as at around 160 acres, surrounded by quality agricultural land and with an average depth of around 2 metres I am one of the most prolific trout lochs in Easter Ross. Despite this, I am under fished.
One of the reasons I fish well in the early season is my waters are a mere 15 metres above sea level.

So...... which loch am I

H

« **Reply #414 on:** 08/03/2011 at 11:35 »

Loch Eye ?

Jim

« **Reply #415 on:** 08/03/2011 at 14:07 »

Jim you beat me to it.

Allan

« **Reply #416 on:** 08/03/2011 at 14:46 »

Quote from: Jedi on 08/03/2011 at 11:35

Loch Eye ?

Correct - well done Jim

Over to you

H

« **Reply #417 on:** 08/03/2011 at 17:41 »

Locals call them "Tyees" but what do we more commonly know them as ?

Jim

« **Reply #418 on:** 08/03/2011 at 17:59 »

Chinook or King Salmon??

« **Reply #419 on:** 08/03/2011 at 18:08 »

Correct Peter

Jim

« **Reply #420 on:** 09/03/2011 at 08:40 »

OK, another wee tricky one:

Who am I

I have had articles published in many fishing magazines but am perhaps best known for the various books I've written or co-written on game angling.
My first book was published in 1960 and my first magazine article was in 1955.
I've bumped into Hamish a few times (when he was but a lad) on the west coast on a river I fished a lot - which might be a very solid clue

So.... who am I

H

« **Reply #421 on:** 09/03/2011 at 08:41 »

Fred Buller

« **Reply #422 on:** 09/03/2011 at 11:50 »

Bill Currie

« **Reply #423 on:** 09/03/2011 at 12:30 »

Neil Graesser?

« **Reply #424 on:** 09/03/2011 at 13:29 »

Ian Wood