Rannoch Forest � Planting team

Date Added: 28 December 2019 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1962 Picture No: 4590

The images were courtesy of the late Sandy Sandilands, Banchory, who spent a short period of his early career at Rannoch.

Sandy commented – “On a lovely sunny spring morning and it is ‘piece time’ for the planting squad at the west end of Loch Rannoch. Chief Forester Pat Garrow has his back to the squad. There was another squad that operated from Kinloch Rannoch.”

Duncan Menzies believes this is the squad from the hostel at bridge of Gaur and that the person on the extreme left is possibly Gordon Rae.He also points out that there are no planting bags or spades in the frame and wondered if the men were spreading fertiliser by hand.

Can any of the eleven men shown here in addition to Pat Garrow be named?

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2 Comments

Hi I'm next to Gordon Rae. The others are Morris Magee , Albert Still, Wullie Still the cooksman Duncan Menzies. Pat Garrow was the head forester. Comment left on 03 January 2020 at 13:41 by tony turner

Hi Tony, Didn't recognise myself. What the hell were we doing that nice sunny day>
PS nice to hear from an ex hosteller Comment left on 07 May 2020 at 20:02 by Duncan Menzies

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