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Did the Cromars and Georges almost kill Tomnaverie Stone Circle?
Castles and circles I’ve mentioned the Tomnaverie Stone Circle a couple of time in prior posts. I never heard of this amazing site until a few years ago, when I was hosting a study-abroad program through the school where I teach digital media. We were taking a day trip away from Dundee (where we collaborate…
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Competing theories on the “How” of Cromar
Family mythology An enduring part of the family mythology and the central concern of this exploration is the manner by which the Cromar family came to be the Cromars. Evidently, sometime around the end of the 17th Century, the escape of some variety of persecution—religious, or perhaps political or legal, the story would shift sometimes—was…
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Mystery in the Howe of Cromar
Howe is a Scots term meaning “valley” or “hollow.” The Howe of Cromar is an enigmatic and distinctive oval impression in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and can easily be seen in a satellite image map. It is the ancestral home of the Cromar and Robb families, representing the pure Scottish roots of my paternal grandfather. My father…
