Alltcailleach Forest staff retirement circa 1980
The great image is courtesy of Dave Stewart, Dufftown, from a collection belonging to his father George Stewart.
Dave comments:
This is a presentation and Long Service award at Alltcailleach Forest , Deeside, for William Illingworth and I think his retiral at the same time.
Taken at the door of Dorsincilly House where the Head Forester stayed latterly, which was an old British Timber House.
Some of the people can be named as follows:
1. Heb Thomson (Information from Alistair Cassie in Comments below)
2. Stewart Cameron (Information from Alistair Cassie in Comments below)
3. Duncan Anderson
4. Gordon Thomson (Information from Alistair Cassie in Comments below)
5. Frank Thomson (Information from Alistair Cassie in Comments below)
6. George Cassie – Ganger
7. Mary Rattray - Clerk (Correction from Alistair Cassie in Comments below)
8. Jimmy Meldrum (Information from Alistair Cassie in Comments below)
9. Willie Illingworth
10. Ernest Richards – North East Scotland Conservator
11. George Stewart- Head Forester
12. ?
13. Sandy Cram District Officer (may have been in acquisitions at the time but was in charge of this district around 1975)
Any more names would be very welcome and also stories of work in the Alltcailleach Forest. Check out the larger image via the little symbol bottom right of picture.
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Groups: Forestry Areas, Fort Augustus, Groups of people, Northeast Scotland