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Step back in time: Photographic memories of Rubislaw Quarry Updated: May 17, 2021, 1:34 pm © Supplied Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeen was built from granite – and Rubislaw Quarry was where it came from. Not only did this massive excavation provide the materials for iconic city buildings such as Marischal College, th...

Tom Weir | The Sage of Glen Coe By   I AM not a pessimist, but I couldn’t help wondering if I was wasting my time as I packed crampons, ice-axe, head torch, gaiters, climbing helmet and other gear. For the rain was battering on my window, and the weather forecast promised nothing better in the next 24 hours. I was bound for Fort William, to give a lecture, and Fort William and Ben Nevis go together. There was plenty of snow on the Ben, and I had thought it just possible that there could be ...