Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot, First Earl of Minto, from 1751 to 1806, Volume III: 3
Living with Clans and Castles (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
I was in the Borders on a glorious autumn weekend (just before the floods!). As we passed Fatlips Tower on Minto Crags, I gave the traditional explanation of the odd name: 'The Turnbulls had fat lips'. But apparently the truth is more interesting: one of the pleasures of a visit to Fatlips used to be that "every gentleman, by indefeasible privilege, kisses one of the ladies on entering."...
Ladies Club Golf News around the West of Scotland (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
West of Scotland's Eilidh Briggs, (Kilmacolm) whose older sister Megan won the Scottish women's amateur golf championship in May, has won the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association girls' order of me rit. She totalled 2,285pt, winning by over 500pt from Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) with Lesley Atkins (Minto) third with 1300. Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) was fourth with 1120. Leading final points totals...
Renfrewshire Ladies County Golf Association (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
The SLGA has announced the following squads for their winter training programme and Megan Briggs, Eilidh Briggs, Alyson McKechin and Linsey Stevenson have all been selected to take part SLGA NATIONAL PERFORMANCE SQUAD Carly Booth (Comrie), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), Laura Murray (Alford), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Jane Turner (Craigielaw),...
Ladies Club Golf News around the West of Scotland (Free subscription) | 04/08/2009
(Alyson McKechin LHS -- Eilidh Briggs 2nd from the RHS) -- courtesy of Gillian Kirkwood West of Scotland players Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) are playing today in the opening matches of the Girls Home International Matches at Fairhaven Golf Club Scottish Team : Lesley Atkins (Minto), Ailsa Bain (Peebles), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Sammy Leslie (Westhill), Alyson McKechin...
Renfrewshire Ladies County Golf Association (Free subscription) | 03/08/2009
Click on the above official Photograph of the 2009 Scottish Girls Team to enlarge The Scotland team is; Lesley Atkins (Minto), Ailsa Bain (Peebles), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Sammy Leslie (Westhill), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Rachael Taylor (Bad Griesbach), Sammy Vass (Tain), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall). TUESDAY FOURSOMES PAIRINGS SCOTLAND v. IRELAND Ailsa Bain & Sammy Leslie v Leona &...
Ladies Club Golf News around the West of Scotland (Free subscription) | 17/07/2009
Teams to represent Scotland announced today, Friday 17 July, at Lanark are Girls Home International Matches , Fairhaven GC, 4-6 August 2009 Team: Lesley Atkins (Minto), Ailsa Bain (Peebles), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Sammy Leslie (Westhill), Alyson McKechin (Elderslie), Rachael Taylor (Bad Griesbach), Sammy Vass (Tain), Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) Reserves: 1 Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus), 2 Gemma Dryburgh...
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