Scottish Memories OCTOBER2008

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Our front cover this month from the lens of top landscape photographer Dennis Hardley is a vista across the River Tay towards the centre of Perth.

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Inside

Coastal Snaps

2

Chiel,Fancy Thats,Wit And Wisdom 4

Built To Last

5

Pukka Caledonia 6

2

Enduring The Storms 8

The Musical Mafia 10

Sounds Of Scotland

11

The Island Time Forgot 13

Felling The Forest 14

The Raid That Went Wrong

Cryptic Clues

Time Capsules

16

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20

Dennis Hardley’s View Of The Month 24

Jumps,Jam And Blood 28

Newsflash ‘08

30

Cave Of Dreams 32

Coming Attractions

The George Forbes Column

34

35

Confronting The Barbarians

The Mad Gallop

36

38

Supernatural Scotland,Time Capsule 39

Time Capsules

41

Mailbox

42

10

14

32

Poets Corner

Autumn Tints

Sniffing About In The Past

Next month in Scottish Memories • The Fleet In Peril • Big Skies And Flat Horizons • Camp Desolation • Bothy Tales • Lethal Waters • Last Post

November issue on sale Thursday,October 23rd.

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View Of The Month

In this issue it is a peaceful scene at

Stronachlachar pier at the south western e nd

of Loch Katrine in the Trossachs and can b e

seen in all its glory on pages 24 and 25.