The Castle
I was 9 years old when I moved with my family to Kirkcudbright. My father worked for Sir Charles Hope Dunbar. We moved into his castle and had a rear section as our home. I am not sure of the date, about 1940 the castle caught alight and was burned to the ground this happned about 2am. I remember standing outside in my pj's watching windows breaking and the flames going up to the next level. We eventually moved to Park House Cottage where I lived until joining the navy in 1947. I was office boy in the County Coucil office, the County Clerk was A. L. Bushnel. I am now living in Tasmania (Australia)
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I am a Canadian who was born and educated in Montreal. In 1962 I met a Scottish gal by the name of Catharine McDowall, who had been paining in Western Canada and was on her way back to Scotland flying from Montreal. In May 1962 she wrote me from Giedstingwood, Castle Douglas from Kirkcull Grifshire with a telephone number Dundrennan 228.
The painting I purchased from her was to help pay her air fare back to her home. I still have her painting that was done at a location called Hayes Place, Nanton, Alberta. She told me it was near Highwater, 17 miles south of the Macleod trail.
I have often wondered if she continued to paint and if she could still be in the area today. If anyone can give me any information and put me in touch with her I would be very gratefull.
My address is Lorne Bentley, #1202-701 Geneva Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2N 7H9.
Comment from Lorne Bentley on Friday, 30th April 2010.