Arthur John Lewis Gordon
Diplomat, artist and collector; owner of Ellon Castle from 1880s.
Diplomat, artist and collector; owner of Ellon Castle from 1880s.
Short story written by H. G. Wells and published in 1897, about the fate of two men who steal a treasure map from a Chinaman.
Short story written by H. G. Wells published in 1897, about a man who comes to believe that he is being visited by the spirit of his dead wife.
Witch of St. Albans, best-known for her salve to restore the hymen.
The last short story written by H. G. Wells, published in 1937, about an archbishop who develops doubts about his relationship with God.
16th-century Scottish woman convicted of the murder of her first husband, Alexander Cant.
Edinburgh merchant and property investor convicted of murdering her son-in-law in 1535.
Earliest surviving example of a dry dock on Britain’s canals.
Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1896, about a schoolmaster who comes into possession of an apple from the Tree of Knowledge.
Affluent merchant, baillie of Edinburgh, and owner Fortalice of Ardgith, now Ellon Castle.