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Shown below are some random historical facts about the village gathered from various sources covering many years.  Again,  like the rest of the website, this page depends entirely on your contribution.  If you have anything to add to what we have then please either send an email or if it's easier pass it on to Nan Tait.  If you want your contribution to remain anonymous - again that's OK  we'll respect that - but please make the effort to share what you know about Stanley. 

CAMPSIE LINN

The name Campsie means Crooked Fairy Hill from the Scottish Gaelic - cam meaning crooked and sith meaning fairy.   Linn is an archaic Scottish word for a waterfall.

HOBART HOUSE East Brougham Street STANLEY

Older browsers will know that this was the home of the late Doctor Hall and his family for many years.  Obviously there is an Australian connection with the name and I've just discovered what that was.  Hobart House belonged to the Reverend Gustave Adolphe Brequet who was Episcopal Priest-in-Charge of St Columba's Church between 1902 and 1913.  Rev Brequet entered the priesthood in Tasmania and was ordained Deacon in 1885 at the age of 23.

STANLEY PRISONERS OF WAR

31st March 1917                          

John, 21 and George Craigie 29, served in 7th Battalion (Central Ontario Regiment), Canadian Expeditionary Force, Sons of the late Arthur Craigie and of Mary Craigie, of Store Street, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland, neither has a known grave and both are commemorated on the Vimy Memorial to the Canadian Missing.

Joseph Henderson (1832 - 1908) was a famous artist born in Stanley although he moved to Glasgow in 1852 where he spent the rest of his life.  Click on his name for more details.

Thanks to Gordon Howie 

Handsel Monday

In 1836, a group of workers formed a Singing Club and along with the Stanley Instrumental Band gave a concert on Handsel Monday for the benefit of the poor, with an audience of 400-500. Whereas Handsel Monday had 'commonly been set apart for the degrading purposes of intoxication', it was hoped 'the day is not far distant when people generally instead of spending their holidays in riotous drinking and other baccanalian festivities, will employ them in rational and praiseworthy amusements'. (Perthshire Courier, 28 January 1836)

Note:  Handsel Monday was the first Monday in January when the ploughmen left the fields and paraded through Stanley village to a flute band.  It was traditional to give children and servants a small gift, or "handsel". For more details

Thanks to Gordon Howie          

Place Names

Harrietfield which came into existence in 1822 when the then Drummond of Logie laird was renaming various properties in the locality after members of his family; thus we also have Francesfield and Louisafield farms nearby. When the estate was bought in the 1840s by the Scone Palace family, we see names introduced with the Murray prefix. The re-naming fashion had been picked up on by relatives of both these families thus Mukkersy (swinelands) just north of Stanley and Campsie Linn had earlier been euphemistically turned into Taymount. Farther north we later found one of the Airntully farms being called Stewart Tower and another Drummondhall.

Airntully near Stanley got its name from earann tulaich - share of the hillock and used to be the largest community in the district with some 80 stone and turf dwellings scattered either side of the old track to the Caputh boat.

Source:  Scottish Place name Society.

Wilson, Rev. John, The Gazetteer of Scotland, 1882. (Thanks to Gordon Howie)

Wallace's Castle

What we used to call "Wallace's Castle" down the back of the mill is actually called Inchbervis Castle and it is 14th or early 15th century of the classification "simple keep".  Since William Wallace was executed in London on 23 August 1305 for treason any link to him is probably inaccurate.                 

Thanks to Gordon Howie for that information provided in 2005

In May 2018 Will Stevenson  provided a link with more interesting information on Inchbervis (Wallace's) Castle and you should be able to view it by clicking this link:   http://www.stravaiging.com/ history/castle/inchbervis- castle

Thanks Will 

Recently auctioned letter written whilst staying in Stanley Hotel 30th September (no year given) by 1st Viscount Edmund Henry Allenby, Field Marshal (1861-1936)  suggesting that the Australian lady can come to Stanley to visit him, returning by the night train as he will be in Stanley fishing until mid October.  He also says that Stanley Station is on the main line from Perth.

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