Introduction Not far removed from the University of Dundee Wellcome Trust buildings, standing at the corner of Ure Street and Hawkhill, there is an old church building that is now part of Whitehall Theatre. The building may not seem at all significant at first […]
Category: History
Clock hands … or God’s hand?
Lately I have found myself considering the origins of the phrase “clock hands”, likewise “hands of time”. Why “hands”? Seemingly the origins of the clock “hand” is a term that even horologists wrestle with in their own minds. Some have suggested these pointers on […]
What no Dr Who? Coleraine to Collairnie
So I’m led to believe BBC TV is not releasing any Christmas special of Dr Who this year, a disappointment for some I am sure. No blue boxes, or sonic screw-drivers, but closer to home, we can experience time travel of another sort, and […]
Mono – but not alone?
Recently I was thinking of the origins of Scottish place-names that start with “Mon-“, and the extent to which there may possibly be a common theme running through the naming of some of these places. Before considering place-names, my mind was drawn to the […]
Eglismonichty
Introduction Our scene is set not far from the main A90 road north from Dundee to Aberdeen, where the road crosses the Dighty river. “Eglismonichity” – a name I suspect long since forgotten by many Monifiethers and unheard of by Dundonians. Eglismonichty, a name […]