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The Here We Are Story - past, present and future

KS-000 Kilmorich School

Back Row – Anabelle McMillan, Arlene MacDonald, Derek Baker, Sheena Warnock, Colin MacCallum, Lesley Mather.

Front Row – Andrew MacPherson, Angela MacDonald, Stewart MacCallum, Aileen Baker, Fergus McMillan

Kilmorich School (the parish of Cairndow is called Kilmorich)

1998 was the year that ideas about Here We Are began to be formulated.   Annabel McMillan, who had been one of the last teachers at Kilmorich School, had a collection of photographs and documents that she had gathered together on the history of the school; it had been a project with her pupils which she exhibited in 1983. She showed this remarkable collection to us.

After Annabel’s untimely death.  Her family generously lent Here We Are her project’s work and in 2003 Alice Beattie took on the task of extending the research.  She found there had been a school here since 1753 when a petition had been sent to the Presbytery of Dunoon to ask for their assistance for a school at Kilmorich (Cairndow).

The school had closed in 1988, as by then the attendance had dwindled to three children. The last three pupils were Leanne Fraser, Peter White and Stewart MacCallum.  

Mr Millar with Andrew MacPherson, Stuart MacCallum and Angela macDonald.

Alice herself, and her daughter Dot and many of those on the Here We Are committee had been pupils at the school.  They  added to Annabel’s collection,  poems about snowdrops written by 7 year old in beautiful copperplate handwriting,  and  also anecdotes of  how Wee Annie (Teacher) had to stand on a box to give them the strap as she was so small.

 The photographs and letters and anecdotes collected from pupils and teachers was the first exhibition we put on, it was in 2004.

In addition to what is on our website we have two further files with documents in our archives.

We thought the historical information collected was of such interest that we commissioned a designer and a printer: so we published a booklet – Kilmorich School.  It is for sale in our website shop.

School Book was partially funded by –

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Project:Kilmorich School

1124 - Cairndow (1920-1929)

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

Cairndow Physical Description: Black And White Postcard Subject: Array, Cairndow, Kilmorich School, Cairndow Hall, Hydro houses

1724 - Ron Honeyman & Anne Maxwell’s Wedding (1958)

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection, Weddings

Ron Honeyman & Anne Maxwell’s Wedding Anne was the teacher at Kilmorich School in 1956, she lodged with the Sinclair’s at Glaschoine. Physical Description: Black… Read More »1724 – Ron Honeyman & Anne Maxwell’s Wedding (1958)

1727 - Leeanne & Nicola Fraser (1988)

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

Leeanne & Nicola Fraser Physical Description: Black And White Photograph Subject: Kilmorich School Notes: Photograph returned to owner. Last day at Kilmorich School before it… Read More »1727 – Leeanne & Nicola Fraser (1988)

1940 - School Children

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

School Children Physical Description: Black And White Photograph Subject: School Children, School Notes: Photograph returned to owner

1948 - School Children (2001)

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

School Children – Alastair Callander second from left. Physical Description: Colour Photograph Subject: School Children, Mid Lodge

1988 - Kilmorich School Children

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

Back Row – Ian Bell, Bill MacPherson, Alister Robertson, Alex Cameron Gilbert Livingstone, Iain Stewart, Roderick MacCallum.Middle Row – Peter Manson, Ian Morrison, Netta MacPherson, Charlie Bell,… Read More »1988 – Kilmorich School Children

2233 - Kilmorich School & Cairndow Hotel from the high road

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

Kilmorich School & Cairndow Hotel from the high road Physical Description: Black & White Postcard Subject: High Road, Cairndow, Scenery, Kilmorich School, Cairndow Hotel

2276 - Kilmorich School Children

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

Back Row – Derry Fraser, Dougie Fraser, Joan MacCallum, Anna Kobiela, Colin MacCallum, Colin Callander. Middle Row – Malcolm Goodall, Donald Muir, Archie Beattie, Lachie… Read More »2276 – Kilmorich School Children

2277 - Kilmorich School Children

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

Angus MacDiarmid, Unknown, Jim Brodie. Margaret McLeod, Ronnie Cameron, Willie Manson, Chris MacDiarmid, Netta McPherson, Roddy McLeod, Unknown, Ian Bell, Alex Livingstone, Alistair MacCallum, Allan… Read More »2277 – Kilmorich School Children

2544 - School Children at Ardkinglas 2003 (2003)

  • Kilmorich School, Photo Collection

School Children at Ardkinglas 2003 Physical Description: Colour Photograph Subject: School Children, Ardkinglas

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