Forestry Memories

Ploughing Corrydown in Clashindarroch Forest

Ploughing Corrydown in Clashindarroch Forest

Date Added: 14 April 2007 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1935 Picture No: 148

Photograph courtesy of family of late Davy Anderson, former Chief Forester. Description indicates that this is the first ploughing tractor and plough in Scotland! It is a Caterpillar 28 with what looks like a double furrow Oliver plough doing some complete ploughing. The driver is said to be Cruickshank, the helper with the torn jacket MacConnachie or Connachie and the forester bent down sorting the furrow is Johnston Edwards. Aberdeen registration RG.

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Groups: Forestry in Action, Northeast Scotland , Tractors Ploughs and Drainage Machines

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