The bogton airfield area became known as the 'promised land' by local farmers. The nickname was a reference to the somewhat arogent military officials who seemed desperate to build an airfield on such unsuitable land and also reffered to the farmers having to wait to have the land inevitably given back after the project. The land is now used as a regular field and similar to the loch the foundations and marking remain in the field. Additionally the land is now very occasionally used by farmers for sheep dog trails and other events - the foundations remaining make the field easy to access and park in compared with much of the local boggy land. I was told this information by the late William 'Willie' Cook, former president of the Scottish Sheepdog Association. He was a great friend to many in the local area. A dedicated farmer, one of my fondest memories of him was sitting in that field at a sheepdog trial listening to the countless stories he had about farming and the local area Thanks Roger
Great info Roger,we love going there such a lovely spot 👍👍👍
Thanks - fascinating history
The bogton airfield area became known as the 'promised land' by local farmers. The nickname was a reference to the somewhat arogent military officials who seemed desperate to build an airfield on such unsuitable land and also reffered to the farmers having to wait to have the land inevitably given back after the project.
The land is now used as a regular field and similar to the loch the foundations and marking remain in the field.
Additionally the land is now very occasionally used by farmers for sheep dog trails and other events - the foundations remaining make the field easy to access and park in compared with much of the local boggy land.
I was told this information by the late William 'Willie' Cook, former president of the Scottish Sheepdog Association. He was a great friend to many in the local area. A dedicated farmer, one of my fondest memories of him was sitting in that field at a sheepdog trial listening to the countless stories he had about farming and the local area
Thanks Roger
Thanks for this delightful anecdote. John and Nan McCracken are good friends - you might know of them.
Excellent work as usual
I appreciate that. Thanks,
another very informative video. I always find it very interesting to find remains on the ground that correspond to old maps.
Glad you enjoyed it. A real adventure finding the remnants and some delightful folk met along the way.
@@rogergriffith286 Obviously it's the remains of an old Hydro Power Station.
Obviously it's the remains of an old Hydro Power Station.
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