It’s #LoveATreeDay. Dunblane’s Old Kippenross has plaque marking site of what was claimed to be largest plane/sycamore tree in Scotland. Planted 1400. In 1841 had girth of 13 metres, height over 30 metres. Blown down 1868. Dunblane Museum has items made from wood from this tree

#OnThisDay 1810 Paisley poet Robert Tannahill died. He penned one-time famous Dunblane love song “Jessie the Flower of Dunblane”, first in print in 1808, public hit & for over century one of Scotland’s best known love songs

Edwardian family home on prestigious Dunblane street up for sale