Forestry Memories

The life of a Forestry ploughman and other adventures

The image of the book cover is courtesy of the author Peter Weir who has written his life story through the recounting of a whole series of incidents in his very varied career. The whole assembly of stories revolves around his work and areas of work featuring the people he worked with, people he met, severe weather events and wildlife observed.

The back of the book features a summary -“Peter Weir takes the reader on an eventful and entertaining journey – from Argyll, Scotland to Albuquerque, New Mexico. From high jinks on the water, to high risk s on the mountains, Peter has seen most of it! Born in the Lodge, Castle Lachlan, Strathlachlan, just after the Second World War, Peter left school at fifteen – mostly because he got fed up standing in the corner getting the belt – and started his working life close to home at Castle Lachlan. Later, he was employed in road construction, work which took him to London in the late 1960s. On his return to Scotland he joined the Forestry (initially as a ploughman), travelling all over Argyll in the course of his work. For many years he managed the Glencoe Ski Centre, and also served as a member of the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team. He diversified his many talents into building his own property, as well as running his own restaurant and guesthouse. In this memoir he recalls the working practices, the characters and adventures of the times, from 1950s to present day”

Peter also mentions his work as member of a felling team in the days of the chainsaw and working a cable crane, both very difficult in steep and wet west Scotland conditions. He recounts his tales of helping out film crews on Blue Peter and Highlander and guiding personalities up in the mountains.

Peter’s book is out on Amazon books priced at£9.60 and also Amazon Kindle at £3. The book can also be purchased in book shops, coffee shops and various other places in Argyll and Lochaber. The reference number is ISBN 978-1-9993668-3-4 and published by Mòr Media Ltd.

Groups: Forestry Records, Booklets and Reports

Group: Northeast Scotland - 984 pictures

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