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Murder in Lanark- The Wallace Uprising!

21 March 2026No Comments

22/7/25 Making a film on the famous murder of the English Sheriff of Lanark William de Hazelrigg at the hands of William Wallace had been gnawing away at me for some time. The ancient medieval market town of Lanark has been familiar to me as far back as I can remember. Since my early boyhood memories, I would visit and stay with my cousins who lived in Lanark. My father drove livestock trucks, and we would visit the town’s livestock market regularly. The market is no more but it does present great memories of days gone by. It is impossible…

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The Rout of the English army at Bannockburn

1 July 2025No Comments

The South Carse of Balquhidderock really piques my interest and imagination every time I step into it. Although the entire battlefield of Bannockburn is a fascinating journey, all six square miles of it taking in both days of the battle, the south carse gives me a solemn and deeply …experience, for it is here that the mass panic of thousands took place, where soldiers and knights took flights, and where he terrain ultimately proved to a treacherous death trap for many who would not make it home once the battle was lost.The images that conjure up in my mind where…

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