Beyond the Cattle Grid with Dr Chris Robinson David Robinson

Join Dr. Chris Robinson on another fascinating journey through local history in Lochaber in the West Highlands of Scotland.

In this fifth episode Chris explores the mysterious lead found on Ben Nevis and finds connections to the elusive German author Rudolf Raspe who was behind 'The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen'. 

Many thanks to Fiona Young for our theme music "Mrs Pauline Robinson"

Join Dr. Chris Robinson on a fascinating journey through time exploring some of the forgotten places of Lochaber's past.

In this first episode Chris takes you to the old crofting settlement of Blarmachfoldach which nestles in the hills high above Fort William in the Scottish Highlands.

Hear stories about some of the interesting characters who inhabited this tiny Highland community: from tales of drowning teachers and houses filled with bees to the tragic news of a missing child and the legend of the hungry stone.

Many thanks to Fiona Young for our theme music "Mrs Pauline Robinson"

In this fourth episode of our podcast listen to Dr Chris Robinson is joined by his son David in Hong Kong to take you Beyond the Cattle Grid to explore 'a whale of a tale' about the humpback washed up in Loch Linnhe, close to Fort William, in 1985. Further cetacean related digressions include the story of the Fomous Tay Whale and other whaling related anecdotes from Japan, Norway and Australia ending with a brief dicussion on the whale shark industry in the West Highlands.

If you have any comments, suggestions for topic or you'd like to be a guest, please contact us at d_robinson77@hotmail,com or creakingshelves@btinternet.com 

Many thanks to Fiona Young for our theme music "Mrs Pauline Robinson"

In this third episode of our podcast Chris continues his journey and focuses on some local stories, including a feud between the MacDonald and Campbell clans over a cairn, Jacobite fighting, waterfalls, and the discovery of the Ballachulish Goddess.

Many thanks to Fiona Young for our theme music "Mrs Pauline Robinson"

Listen to Dr Chris Robinson take you Beyond the Cattle Grid at the Blarmachfoldach settlement nestled in the hills above Fort William. 

In episode 2 we continue our journey beyond the cattle grid at Blarmachfoldach, including a visit to the graveyard, a search for hidden gold, and the rediscovery of Neolithic cup marks.

Many thanks to Fiona Young for our theme music "Mrs Pauline Robinson"