Drumhead Quarry

09/05/2026

06/03/2026

Work in progress today.

15/02/2026

One from the archives today!

02/02/2026

It was very interesting to be part of this Australian project.

One of the first jobs we did was to send a block of stone to Camperdown in Australia to repair the world's oldest Burns' statue. We were invited to its unveiling and, as we couldn't go, our daughter was there 13 years ago today.

11/01/2026

Alexander Bowie, who leased the quarry in the 19th century gets a mention here.

Constructed on part of the King’s Royal Park below Stirling Castle, Kings Park is one of Scotland’s most important Victorian suburbs, and was Stirling’s first significant expansion beyond the Royal Burgh’s walls. Today it has protected status as a Conservation Area. The development of the area started in the 1770s, with houses in Allan Park and Pitt and Melville Terrace being built from 1812 onwards. Architect Alexander Bowie erected 14 of Allan Park’s 22 houses on land owned by the Spittal’s Hospital Trust.

The suburb continued to slowly develop throughout the early 19th century, but the pace picked-up after 1848 when the Railway arrived in Stirling and the town began to rapidly expand. Advertised as a green and peaceful haven for commuters and their families to escape the smog of the city, suitable homes for these new middle-class residents had to be built.

31/12/2025

Davy and I send you our very best wishes for 2026.

11/09/2025

27/07/2025

A family project. The sheep are enjoying rubbing up against it!