Forestry Memories

Men and horses, Donside - circa1912

Upper Donside, c1910-1914. Norman’s grandfather, Sandy Grigor, on far left. He was a wood contractor in Donside: He owned horses and built up a business hauling timber and going by the photograph had a well equiped team which travelled to many felling sites around the north east. Norman also confirmed that Ed Grigor (Photo No 1292)was a nephew of Sandy Grigor a forester based at Glenisla Forest. Ed's father was Jimmy Grigor, a woodcutter working at various places in the NE around the 1900-1920 years.

Note the three short bodied carts or two wheeled axles for hauling the timber from the wood to the sawmill. Can anyone name this piece of equipment and describe it in more detail?

Photo courtesy of Norman Christie. Norman’s father, Frank moved from Fochabers to Birkhall in Deeside in 1927 as sawmiller for the estate. He was there from 1927 until 1937. He then moved to Balmoral as sawmiller working on a water driven mill.

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Groups: Forestry in Action, Horses at work in Forests, Northeast Scotland

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