What a fabulous video of the old High Church. I was brought up going to this Church and my wedding was one of the last to be conducted there by the Rev Dr Morrison. Such a shame to see the inside of the church like this. Brings back a lot of good memories!!!
Dr Morrison was a poor soul at the end...I believe he was shell shocked in WW1...They would call it post traumatic stress disorder now.. That experience would test your belief..I also remeber miss Veitch teaching primary 1..when you are 5 she look 100 years old!
Thanks for sharing this. I live in New Zealand and recently visited the church as my gt gt grandmother is buried here. My grandmother was born in Lennoxtown and emigrated when she was 6. So amazing to see your video..I'd love a DJI Phantom :-)
this is astounding! I'd love the same thing above the 3 stepps and the bannana cave, the shovell as well. I'd love to see some pictures of the high church when it was in use.I remeber playing in it as a kid, It's a disgrace its the way it is I'd love to see if fixed and used as a church again,
it just to the right of the 3 steps, the next part of the hill where the ice berg scrapped by...i so a vid you did where you filmed but i was hoping to see it right apove the stepps if thats possable...i'v often wondered which parts of campsie are directly in front of the stepps, the banna cave and the shovel, the banna cave no longer looks like a bannana nor the shovell like a shovell they have, long such lost the shapes with cave in and, theirs no pictures of the times they did it was early 1800's...i dont think the banna cave is even a cave now LOL keep up the good work everyone i know from campsie loved the vids you have made slan~
Mr T bf I searched online for the banana cave and found a series of photo's of the Campsie Hills with one of the banana cave. I plan to do videos of the Campsies and surrounding area when I get the time . Where did you get the info about the banana cave and the shovel, sound interesting. In reply to another question you posted about doing a video about the geology of the Campsie Hills. I plan to do something this summer when the weather is better. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Appreciated
the information came from many an old man in pub!!!lol....i really dont know if their was a cave in back in the mid 1840's but it makes sence that one day the 3 stepps wont look like three steps as their falling in,in the summer,the grass now grows inbetween the two bottom ones more than before...i have also held older guys saying that, the people who used to live right in from of the hills, many years ago would wake up to find large baulders close to their houses and that in the rain storms of the winter the hills would make loud noices as land slipped and baulders fell,again its all just hear say but, their was an area of Campsie that was called "cauld hame" cauld as in cold because of the wind off the hills...my grand-pa said that when the golf course was first built they had to pay for people to remove massive baulders,he also told me that when the water works was still being used, massive baulders would hit the walls of the out building p.s. my grand-pa also told be that the scottish giant Benn-Donna built the 3 stepps with a light house at the top so his cousin Cuchullin could come visit him from Ireland! just a story but their was water where campsie is now and you can still find the fossils to prove it! I have to beleive that at 1 time the shovell did look like a shovel but then caved in,other wise why the name, another name for it is the sluck which is an auld scotts word for,thats right...spade or shovell...theirs is a dipp in the ground at the foot of the stepps called inch-ferr where the picts used to observe the romans at the antonine wall....again my source for all of this is my grand-pa's stories slan mo chara~
i'm bunging the message up in the hope anyone knows what i'm talking about As a kid my grand-pa and some old men told me, the shovell at one time looked like a shovell but caved in before any pictures were taken its also called the "sluck" which is auld scotts for spade...now my grand-pa also told me that the Scottish giant Benn-Donna,who built Ben Lommand and many's a But n Ben,built the three steps with a light house at the top,so his cousin Cuchulin could sail in from Ireland to see him,just a story right? Wrong! Their was at 1 time water where Campsie is now and their are fossills to prove it. My grand-pa also told me about a place called "Cauld Hame" or "Cold Home" that was situated at the foot of the hills and was given the nick-name on account of the fact the wind blew in off the hills...other stories I heard tell how when the water works was in use the out building would sometimes be hit by falling rocks from the steps...I'm not sure that is very likley as,geology would assitain,that the falling of rocks of any signiagant size stoped centuries ago,at least 850,maybe more depending on the contradictory creationists/scientific time lines LOL...Anyway can anyone else remeber hearing these stories and, is it at all credible,that such rock-falls were happening at a time humans would remember? In the last 3 summers I have noted that grass has grown completly over the right hand side of the 2 bottom steps,I dont remeber it doing that before but, as the rocks in front of the 3 stepps show, their will come a day'when they no longer look like 3 stepps giving creedins to the story about the shovell and, as any scholl kid will tell you, the banna cave "isnae real" so it well could have caved in and is no longer a cave or shaped like a bannana LOL...slan mo cairdie~
I had a look online but could find nothing current about who the owners are. I would think it is East Dunbartonshire Council as they maintain the grounds.
I heard the kirck own it but havnt got the funds to fix it which is pretty sad it's the best church anywhere also my fave campsie building FFS some one should fix it
Paul Thomson dont mean to bore u but when i was about 6 me and mates broke into it, their were what seemed like miles of old tunnells under the burned floor, part of the heating system. i also remebmber finding an old safe full of tobbaco and fag papers. An ex minister and his wife popped along one day and told us all about how he played the organ in it when he was in the ministerhood and, I also met an american who's grandfather was a minister, he was looking for some graves of clergy who once ministered their. I think one of them IS actually buried outside the church , if your intrested in old Campsie sites then I have a picture of the old drill hall that once belonged to the RC Church, I have one of the very last pictures of in took about 79, u should also check the clachan cemetary it has the remains of St. Machan their and old skull and cross bones carvings to boot. (St Machan's legend is based on an early pictish tale) Slan~
Such a waste of a once beautiful building .The culprits where never caught although the majority of the villagers know who they are .The arsonists where local the person who put them up to it also local.Who gained from this outrageous act ,just follow the money
What a fabulous video of the old High Church. I was brought up going to this Church and my wedding was one of the last to be conducted there by the Rev Dr Morrison. Such a shame to see the inside of the church like this. Brings back a lot of good memories!!!
Thank you for watching. Yes it is a shame, this building and the castle.
you should bung up any photo's you have of it, can I ask, what year was it last used?
Dr Morrison was a poor soul at the end...I believe he was shell shocked in WW1...They would call it post traumatic stress disorder now.. That experience would test your belief..I also remeber miss Veitch teaching primary 1..when you are 5 she look 100 years old!
Thanks for sharing this. I live in New Zealand and recently visited the church as my gt gt grandmother is buried here. My grandmother was born in Lennoxtown and emigrated when she was 6. So amazing to see your video..I'd love a DJI Phantom :-)
stangshelly Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and talking time to comment.
this is astounding! I'd love the same thing above the 3 stepps and the bannana cave, the shovell as well. I'd love to see some pictures of the high church when it was in use.I remeber playing in it as a kid, It's a disgrace its the way it is I'd love to see if fixed and used as a church again,
Yes, I've got plans to film the 3 stepps and the shovell, also Meikle Rivie, but I've never heard of the banana cave. Where is it ?
it just to the right of the 3 steps, the next part of the hill where the ice berg scrapped by...i so a vid you did where you filmed but i was hoping to see it right apove the stepps if thats possable...i'v often wondered which parts of campsie are directly in front of the stepps, the banna cave and the shovel, the banna cave no longer looks like a bannana nor the shovell like a shovell they have, long such lost the shapes with cave in and, theirs no pictures of the times they did it was early 1800's...i dont think the banna cave is even a cave now LOL keep up the good work everyone i know from campsie loved the vids you have made slan~
Mr T bf I searched online for the banana cave and found a series of photo's of the Campsie Hills with one of the banana cave. I plan to do videos of the Campsies and surrounding area when I get the time . Where did you get the info about the banana cave and the shovel, sound interesting. In reply to another question you posted about doing a video about the geology of the Campsie Hills. I plan to do something this summer when the weather is better. Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Appreciated
the information came from many an old man in pub!!!lol....i really dont know if their was a cave in back in the mid 1840's but it makes sence that one day the 3 stepps wont look like three steps as their falling in,in the summer,the grass now grows inbetween the two bottom ones more than before...i have also held older guys saying that, the people who used to live right in from of the hills, many years ago would wake up to find large baulders close to their houses and that in the rain storms of the winter the hills would make loud noices as land slipped and baulders fell,again its all just hear say but, their was an area of Campsie that was called "cauld hame" cauld as in cold because of the wind off the hills...my grand-pa said that when the golf course was first built they had to pay for people to remove massive baulders,he also told me that when the water works was still being used, massive baulders would hit the walls of the out building p.s. my grand-pa also told be that the scottish giant Benn-Donna built the 3 stepps with a light house at the top so his cousin Cuchullin could come visit him from Ireland! just a story but their was water where campsie is now and you can still find the fossils to prove it! I have to beleive that at 1 time the shovell did look like a shovel but then caved in,other wise why the name, another name for it is the sluck which is an auld scotts word for,thats right...spade or shovell...theirs is a dipp in the ground at the foot of the stepps called inch-ferr where the picts used to observe the romans at the antonine wall....again my source for all of this is my grand-pa's stories slan mo chara~
i'm going to putt all of this in my book if i ever sobber up long enough to get it written...slan~
Another great video,keep up the good work
Thanks for that.
i'm bunging the message up in the hope anyone knows what i'm talking about As a kid my grand-pa and some old men told me, the shovell at one time looked like a shovell but caved in before any pictures were taken its also called the "sluck" which is auld scotts for spade...now my grand-pa also told me that the Scottish giant Benn-Donna,who built Ben Lommand and many's a But n Ben,built the three steps with a light house at the top,so his cousin Cuchulin could sail in from Ireland to see him,just a story right? Wrong! Their was at 1 time water where Campsie is now and their are fossills to prove it. My grand-pa also told me about a place called "Cauld Hame" or "Cold Home" that was situated at the foot of the hills and was given the nick-name on account of the fact the wind blew in off the hills...other stories I heard tell how when the water works was in use the out building would sometimes be hit by falling rocks from the steps...I'm not sure that is very likley as,geology would assitain,that the falling of rocks of any signiagant size stoped centuries ago,at least 850,maybe more depending on the contradictory creationists/scientific time lines LOL...Anyway can anyone else remeber hearing these stories and, is it at all credible,that such rock-falls were happening at a time humans would remember? In the last 3 summers I have noted that grass has grown completly over the right hand side of the 2 bottom steps,I dont remeber it doing that before but, as the rocks in front of the 3 stepps show, their will come a day'when they no longer look like 3 stepps giving creedins to the story about the shovell and, as any scholl kid will tell you, the banna cave "isnae real" so it well could have caved in and is no longer a cave or shaped like a bannana LOL...slan mo cairdie~
Who owns the church now?
I had a look online but could find nothing current about who the owners are. I would think it is East Dunbartonshire Council as they maintain the grounds.
I heard the kirck own it but havnt got the funds to fix it which is pretty sad it's the best church anywhere also my fave campsie building FFS some one should fix it
Thank you both for doing the research. I agree, it should be restored!
Paul Thomson dont mean to bore u but when i was about 6 me and mates broke into it, their were what seemed like miles of old tunnells under the burned floor, part of the heating system. i also remebmber finding an old safe full of tobbaco and fag papers. An ex minister and his wife popped along one day and told us all about how he played the organ in it when he was in the ministerhood and, I also met an american who's grandfather was a minister, he was looking for some graves of clergy who once ministered their. I think one of them IS actually buried outside the church , if your intrested in old Campsie sites then I have a picture of the old drill hall that once belonged to the RC Church, I have one of the very last pictures of in took about 79, u should also check the clachan cemetary it has the remains of St. Machan their and old skull and cross bones carvings to boot. (St Machan's legend is based on an early pictish tale) Slan~
Such a waste of a once beautiful building .The culprits where never caught although the majority of the villagers know who they are .The arsonists where local the person who put them up to it also local.Who gained from this outrageous act ,just follow the money