S3E9 Exploring the rich history of The Machars - bookshop owner Jayne Baldwin on Wigtown and its surrounds

Welcome to Our Scotland, the podcast where we take 24 hours in Scotland, add in teleportation, time travel and anything else we please to conjure up the day of our dreams. 

My name is Alison Fraser and in this episode I’m joined by Jayne Baldwin, a bookseller, writer and publisher who lives in Dumfries and Galloway.

Jayne originally trained and worked as a journalist. She now brings those skills, researching and a nose for a good story, to her non fiction books. She says she’s fascinated by social history and although not an historian, she tries to give a voice to those people that have been overlooked or ignored.  

Jayne carries that over to this podcast in which you will learn more about the place Jayne calls home.

Jayne’s links:

https://foggietoddlebooks.co.uk/

https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jayne-Baldwin/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJayne+Baldwin 

Places Jayne took us:

Torhouse Stone Circle: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/torhouse-stone-circle/

Wigtown: https://www.wigtown-booktown.co.uk/ 

The Machars: www.themachars.co.uk

Bladnoch Distillery: https://uk.bladnoch.com/ 

Port William: https://portwilliam.com/ 

Ring of Bright Water statue: https://themachars.co.uk/?Monreith 

Barhobble Church: https://www.britainexpress.com/scotland/Dumfries-Galloway/churches/barhobble.htm 

Isle of Whithorn: http://isleofwhithorn.com/   

Cruggleton Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruggleton_Castle 

Garlieston: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlieston 

Food and drink:

ReadingLasses (books by and about women and seriously good cake) https://www.facebook.com/readinglasses17 

Five Kingdoms Brewery: https://www.fivekingdomsbrewery.com/ 

The Harbour Inn, Garlieston: https://the-harbour-inn.co.uk/

The Hive in Garlieston https://www.facebook.com/thehivecoffeeshopgarlieston/ 

Jura Whisky: https://www.jurawhisky.com/en/ 

 

Books: 

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1912014696?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz 

Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell 

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1910065099?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz 

Music:

The Proclaimers

The Bluebells: Young at Heart 

Deacon Blue: Dignity

The Associates

The Bookshop Band https://www.thebookshopband.co.uk/ 

Our Scotland season 3 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eCdQdEKOJbMtNQvScvVc3?si=RtsKCeDBQJy9qkL4_CkmKA

Mary Queen of Scots’ visit to St Ninian’s: https://www.whithorn.com/mary-queen-of-scots-visit-to-whithorn/ 

Mulberry Harbour Project in Garlieston: https://mulberryharbour.info/ 

If you want to share your ideal 24 hours in Scotland with me, or suggest a future guest, please do get in touch. 

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