View from The Kirk Steeple

Over 2008 and 2009 the Church of Scotland decided to give the Kirk a makeover. A new roof was installed, walls pointed, stonework repaired and the clock was serviced/refurbished. All in all the work should stand the Kirk in good stead for the foreseeable future.

During the makeover period I took the opportunity, with permission – from Hillside Slaters (thank you once again), to climb the scaffolding and take photos of the village and surrounds at various parts of the seasons. The scaffolding didn’t go to the top of the spire, which was a pity as it would have allowed better photos of the centre of the village, but nonetheless there were some good shots to be had.

The photos are numbered and dated so that you can see the scenes change with the seasons. If you would like any of the images, please ask.

I have a lot more photos than within this web page, some of which may be of interest to villagers or those who used to live in the village. If you would like to drop me an eMail with a request or requests of a specific view, I will see what I have.

Note: There will be no charge involved to supply a jpeg image, however if anyone does wish to make a donation then it will be given to Macmillan Cancer Relief.

Photograph No. 20 is courtesy of Fin McCaw

(01) View SE to Montrose - 6th Feb '09 533 X 400 121 KB	(02) View west - 6th Feb '09 533 X 400 128 KB	(03) View NE with fields ready for planting - 6th Feb '09 533 X 400 142 KB
(04) Start of the school day - 6th Feb '09 533 X 400 174 KB	(05) The Kirk under scaffolding - 6th Feb '09 533 X 400 163 KB	(06) Men at work - 6th Feb 300 X 400 130 KB
(07) Shadows - 6th Feb '09 533 X 400 226 KB	(08) Panoramic south - 6th Feb '09 550 X 141 50 KB	(09) Panoramic north - 10th Feb '09 550 X 77 29 KB
(10) St. Cyrus Village Green - 10th Feb '09 533 X 400 159 KB	(11) Men at work (again!) - 10th Feb '09 533 X 400 187 KB	(12) View NE, the Bush and beyond - 10th Feb '09 533 X 400 130 KB
(13) Panoramic south - 10th Feb '09 550 X 130 47 KB	(14) View SE to Montrose - 13th Feb '09 533 X 400 116 KB	(15) Village green under snow (and no school for the kids) - 13th Feb '09 533 X 400 167 KB
(16) Shadows in the snow - 13th Feb '09 533 X 400 192 KB	(17) View east towards Tower of Johnston - 13th Feb '09 550 X 287 92 KB	(18) Panoramic south - 13th Feb '09 550 X 184 65 KB
(19) Panoramic north - 13th Feb '09 550 X 145 58 KB	(20) View NE - 25th March '09 550 X 367 132 KB	(21) View NE - 1st May '09 533 X 400 121 KB
(22) View west - 1st May '09 533 X 400 168 KB	(23) View NE, the Bush and beyond - 1st May '09 533 X 400 107 KB	(24) View to Ecclesgreig Castle - 1st May '09 533 X 400 162 KB
(25) Churchyard - 1st May '09 533 X 400 218 KB	(26) Gary Hourston ploughing on, with Rockhall in the distance - 11th May '09 533 X 400 134 KB	(27) School start time - 11th May '09 533 X 400 171 KB
(28) Panoramic of Village Centre - 11th May '09 550 X 177 88 KB	(29) 180 deg Panoramic looking west to east - 11th May '09 550 X 59 21 KB	(30) Panoramic south - 11th May '09 550 X 131 50 KB
(31) Panoramic west and N. West - 19th May 550 X 106 39 KB	(32) Finishing touches - 28th May '09 533 X 400 155 KB	(33) View west to Tower of Johnston - 28th May 533 X 400 131 KB
(34) View SE to Montrose - 28th May '09 533 X 400 112 KB	(35) View north to Rockhall, and the neeps have grown - 12th August '09 533 X 400 145 KB	(36) View north - 12th August '09 533 X 400 130 KB
(37) Spot the Crop Circle - is it an image of the Kirk - 12th August '09 300 X 400 122 KB	(38) Dyke Henderson, in the distance, on his combine at Mains of Bridgeton - 12th august '09 533 X 400 137 KB	(39) Panoramic south - 12th Aug 550 X 206 81 KB
(40) View to Montrose Bay - 12th August '09 550 X 246 86 KB	(41) View to Montrose Bay - 12th August '09 533 X 400 153 KB	(42) Time for harvest to begin for the Hourstons - 28th August '09 533 X 400 150 KB
(43) One of the refurbished clock faces - 29th August '09 300 X 400 113 KB	(44) View to Montrose - 29th August '09 533 X 400 116 KB	(45) The finished article - 6th January '10 533 X 400 147 KB