Beyond the Cattle Grid with Dr Chris Robinson

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Join Dr. Chris Robinson from the West Highlands of Scotland on a fascinating journey through time exploring some of the forgotten places of Lochaber's past. Produced with support from the West Highland Museum in Fort William. To learn more about the history of Lochaber, please visit their website: https://www.westhighlandmuseum.org.uk/ Many thanks to Fiona Young for our theme music "Mrs Pauline Robinson".

Episodes

  1. 02/18/2025

    Episode 6 Sibbens : The forgotten plague of the Highlands

    Beyond the Cattle Grid with Dr Chris Robinson – Episode Six Sibbens: The Forgotten Plague of the Highlands In this episode, Dr Chris Robinson uncovers the little-known story of sibbens, an infectious disease that once swept through the West Highlands of Scotland. Originating in Inverlochy, Lochaber, sibbens left communities ravaged, baffled 18th-century doctors, and fuelled fears of a Highland epidemic. But what exactly was sibbens? How did it spread, and why has it faded from public memory? Join us as we delve into historical accounts, medical mysteries, and the social impact of this forgotten scourge—one that shaped Highland history in ways few remember today.

    30 min

  2. 12/24/2020

    Episode 5: The Baron and the Ben

    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"

    34 min
  3. Episode One

    12/16/2020

    Episode One

    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"

    24 min

  4. 12/16/2020

    Episode 4: A Whale of a Tale

    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"

    31 min

  5. 12/16/2020

    Episode Three

    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"

    24 min

  6. 12/16/2020

    Episode Two

    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"

    24 min
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Join Dr. Chris Robinson from the West Highlands of Scotland on a fascinating journey through time exploring some of the forgotten places of Lochaber's past. Produced with support from the West Highland Museum in Fort William. To learn more about the history of Lochaber, please visit their website: https://www.westhighlandmuseum.org.uk/ Many thanks to Fiona Young for our theme music "Mrs Pauline Robinson".

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