The society is thrilled to welcome Ian Robertson to give our Annual Online Lecture. During his paper, Ian will be discussing the Graemes/Grahams of Orchil, based upon his research on ‘The Old House of Orchil’.

The lecture will take place at 7pm [UK] on Zoom. Those wishing to attend the session must register (for free) via our Eventbrite page [available here]. Upon registration, attendees will receive a link to the lecture. Our online lectures are open to both members and non-members, we hope to see lots of both on the night!

All questions/queries should be sent to the society’s email address: 1st.moms1650@gmail.com

Abstract:

This is the story of the Graemes of Orchil, an extract from my work on the “Old House of Orchil” now owned by friends. My talk will concentrate on the period of time during which Orchil was owned by the Grahams. The wider story, up to the present day, and with much more on the architectural history, especially the work of James Gillespie Graham, will be in the Book of Orchil but will not form part of this presentation. In telling the story of Orchil I will highlight the few links between this branch of the Graemes and the Marquis of Montrose. They are not material but may interest members.