| Cramond Through Time Contributor(s): Dods, John (Author), Scholes, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 184868617X ISBN-13: 9781848686175 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 941.3 |
| Physical Information: 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cramond is situated in the north-west of Edinburgh, on the east bank of the River Almond where it flows into the Firth of Forth. Here, at the close of the last ice age, hunter-gatherers frequented the raised beach where they left the waste from their flint working. This makes Cramond the oldest known site of human habitation in Scotland. Much later, the Romans chose the site using the river mouth as their harbour. Above it they built a fort and nearby there grew up a native village. Caer Amon (the fort on the river) played a unique part in the campaigns north of Hadrian's Wall. Nor was that all, for Roman influences seem to have lingered here right into the Dark Ages. Certainly the Kirk, built at an early date with Roman stones on a Roman site, has proved a permanent legacy. This fascinating visual journey through time will surprise and delight anyone who knows and loves the area. |
Contributor Bio(s): Scholes, William: - William Scholes has lived in Cramond for forty years having moved there to lecture at a specialist teacher training college which later became part of Edinburgh University. He was elected an elder of Cramond Kirk in 1977 and served as session clerk for 20 years, during which he played a key role in the restoration of Cramond House. He co-authored OLD CRAMOND [2004] with his son and in 2011 wrote a booklet to celebrate the centenary of the rebuilding of Cramond Kirk. He acted as the inaugural chairman of Cramond and Barnton Community Council and is an enthusiastic member of Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society. |