Goedkoop Land of the lost; Exploring Vanished Townships of the North-East of Scotland – Smith, Robert

This is a book about a search for a sense of the past, looking at old days and old ways; hoping, perhaps, to find a whisper of those ‘voices on the braes’. This is the story of the vanished peoples and communities of the Northeast; of people and places whose lives, achievements and traditions are today on the very edge of memory. Through Deeside, Donside, Strathavon and beyond, Bob Smith searches out the deserted and forgotten villages and clachans which lay throughout the area and whose rich history is now…