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About Me:

Not much of interest. I am currently employed at my local University in an IT Support role, working mainly with OS and application deployment technologies. For leisure, I play around with cameras and cars.

Where I Live:

I live in St.Ninians, Stirling; in Central Scotland. Stirling is a former market town and ancient Royal Burgh, recently elevated to city status to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the current Queen, and is sited at the lowest crossing point of the river Forth. This gave Stirling the title "Gateway to the Highlands," as the road bridge over the river Forth at Stirling was the only one until the opening of the "Silver Link" bridge at Kincardine in 1936.

Stirling was an ancient "Royal Capital" and was the holder of the standard of liquid measure in Scotland. The Stirling Jug was the official measure of a Scottish Pint which equals 3 Imperial Pints.
The Stirling skyline is dominated by Stirling Castle, which was an important seat of government and is one of the most interesting places to visit in Scotland. Stirling Castle was recently voted the best castle to visit in Scotland by readers of a popular travel magazine. The Great Hall was reconstructed recently and features a new hammer beam roof, constructed from traditional materials and using traditional methods. The Great Hall exterior, has been coated with a traditional "wash" finish in a light yellow shade as it would have been in it's time. The original colour may have been several shades darker, as the colouring pigment for these finishes was used sheep dip. Important people, such as the King, would have had unused sheep dip as the colouring pigment. This shade was known as the King's Yellow. A good example of this colour is the Palace at Culross, built for George Bruce (later Sir George Bruce of Carnock) between 1597 and 1611. The property is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

The parish of St.Ninians or St.Ringans lies to the south of Stirling town. The village and parish are named after the Saint, Ninian or Ringan, who was born about 360, of noble parentage, in the county of the Novantes near the Roman camp at Leuchopibia near Whithorn. The parish of St Ninians was originally known as Egglais, Egglis, or more commonly Eccles, which signified "the church," and up to 1724, the village itself was called Kirktown.
The main industries of St.Ninians were weaving and nail making, and to this day the junction of Main Street and Weaver Row are referred to by locals as "the Nailworks corner." Opposite the Nailworks corner, once stood the impressive St.George's church, sadly demolished in the 1960's. Just behind this site is the old graveyard, containing the clock tower and remains of the original St.Ninians Parish church.