The Last Days of Ardentinny School
Ardentinny School closed in the late 90s, however, a high-profile campaign staged in 1992 brought together villagers in an effort to retain the school, as shown in this historic TV documentary.
Planning Applications – Ardentinny Church
A ‘Proposed Works to Listed Building’ notice has been posted by Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park at Ardentinny Church which was recently offered for sale and is now ‘Under Offer’. The notice pertains to the removal of ‘ecclesiastical fixtures prior to sale’. The fixtures include the Communion Table; Canopy; Pulpit; Pews; and War …
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Ardentinny Church 179 years on.. The bell falls silent
Queen Victoria was just 20, the first commercial electric telegraph line came into use and Ireland was hit by the worst cyclone in 300 years. It was 1838, and the Douglas Family (the then Laird of Glenfinart) had commissioned a small church on the banks of Loch Long. Last weekend Ardentinny Church held its …
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Stronvochlan B&B 1931
The photograph above was taken at "The Bothy" Stronvochlan, circa 1931. This appears to be the house that is now known as Ambleside Cottage, Ardentinny. Ian MacPherson-Blane who kindly provided us with the photograph, describes the scene.. "The man in the doorway was the cook for the Bothy and looked after whoever was staying there, gamekeepers …
Ardentinny FC 1938
Our photo, kindly provided by Ian MacPherson-Blane, is of Ardentinny Football Club circa 1938. Ian's mother lived in the village in the 1920's and has been sharing with us her memories of Ardentinny life from some 90+ years ago. Hopefully those with long connections (and memories) to the village will be able to put names …
Friendship Holiday Association at Glenfinart House 1939
Following on from our previous articles related to when Glenfinart House was used for summer holidays by the Friendship Holidays Association, we are grateful to Richard Woolley who has provided us with the above photograph taken in August 1939 and shows a group of FHA guests outside Glenfinart House. The photo includes Richard's Mother (back …
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Childhood memories of Ardentinny 1926
Mr. Ian MacPherson-Blane’s 91-year-old mother, Margaret MacPherson has written about her childhood in Ardentinny where she lived for 19 years from 1926. Her parents, Cecilia and Jack MacPherson lived at Seaview Cottage from 1926 until 1954, prior to which they had lived at The Steading. The photograph of schoolchildren at the jetty is c.1929 and …
Ardentinny’s bygone sports day
We're indebted to Jim Robinson who has been rummaging through his photo album and has come up with these gems from probably the 1980's. They are possibly of the Ardentinny School sports day held in the 'football field' behind the Swedish Houses. If you have any recollection of when this took place or who is in the …