Tag: Dean Castle

Donald Galbraith – from Argyll to Ontario via Kilmarnock

Donald Galbraith – from Argyll to Ontario via Kilmarnock

After our two posts last week seeking information on Ayrshire piper, Donald Galbraith, we have been contacted by a descendent of his in Canada. Readers will recall Scotland’s East Ayrshire Council is seeking information on Donald and of a tune he composed which they hope could be played at the […]

Pipe tune mystery

Pipe tune mystery

Dean Castle in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, the former stronghold of the Boyd family, is currently undergoing a major redevelopment. The castle was known as Kilmarnock Castle until the 1700s. East Ayrshire Leisure’s Dick Institute is responsible for the operation and management of the castle and estate, and has been […]