Tommy has been a member of the Menzies Clan since the early 1970s, following on from his mother and grandfather, both Menzies and both born round the Castle.  

As restoration enabled the Castle to be opened again, local youths were asked to help.  With his interest in history, Tommy jumped at the chance...

If you missed the evening Zoom talk on Friday, 16th of January, by Debbie Nicholson, NTS Falkland Palace Visitor Services Supervisor, about the secrets of the Apothecary at the Falkland Palace in the late 16th century when King James VI was frequently in residence, the talk was recorded and you can find it in the long list of recorded winter talks in the website,

In 2018, Falkland Palace installed a reproduction Apothecary in one of their cellar rooms. The purpose was to allow them to talk about the way medicine was understood and practised in the late 16th century, when King James VI was frequently in residence with an entourage including his Royally appointed medical men.

My apologies for not being able to edit and upload the following talks until now, but we are now up to date – until our January Zoom talk comes along in eleven days!

Lying at the foot of Glen Lyon, the talk about the small community in Ardtrasgairt covers the changes in this working class community who lived there in the mid to late 19th century, and examines the e...