The area of Loss, in Menstrie Glen, with its planting, laid out by James Wright in the mid eighteenth century. The house of Loss is in the glen bottom, out of site in this shot.
It is now over ten years since I was involved in writing up my work on Menstrie Glen, which was published, along with a detailed archaeological study of the glen by the Royal Commission in 2001 as "'Well Shelterd and Watered"; Menstrie Glen, a farming landscape near Stirling'.
Yesterday, whilst checking out something entirely different, I found that the site of Loss, home of James Wright, whose detailed records provided so much of the information, was being used as a geocaching site - and that the background information was all clearly taken from our publication (for which see the Books and Chapters page).
It's something which, I guess, could not have happened back in 2000 or so, when fewer people had access to the technology; indeed, it was only quite recently that someone explained the concept of geocaching to me.
It is also a rather sobering thought, to find that the work from years ago, has been assimilated into 'the culture' of the glen, become a new part of the story. And, if it encourages people to get out into those landscapes, to understand them and perhaps to help protect them, then so much the better.
Yesterday, whilst checking out something entirely different, I found that the site of Loss, home of James Wright, whose detailed records provided so much of the information, was being used as a geocaching site - and that the background information was all clearly taken from our publication (for which see the Books and Chapters page).
It's something which, I guess, could not have happened back in 2000 or so, when fewer people had access to the technology; indeed, it was only quite recently that someone explained the concept of geocaching to me.
It is also a rather sobering thought, to find that the work from years ago, has been assimilated into 'the culture' of the glen, become a new part of the story. And, if it encourages people to get out into those landscapes, to understand them and perhaps to help protect them, then so much the better.
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