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          The Thornber family in the Fylde.

        1. The Thornber family in the Fylde.
        2. Anthony Thornber was baptised the son of Giles Thornber and Margaret Jackson on at Slaidburn.
        3. Local historian Iain Thornber recounts the story and its significance, detailing the peninsula's connection to both natural and military history.
        4. Iain Thornber of Glensanda Estate (Morvern) contributes a fascinating insight, first published in Morvern Lines in April , then in Am Bratach in October.
        5. Lochaber murders unearthed at Loch Arkaig.

          6. Local historian Iain Thornber recounts the story and its significance, detailing the peninsula's connection to both natural and military history.!

          Echoes of Creach Bheinn: A Mountain’s Tragic and Heroic Past

          27 November 2024

          In May 1964, the rugged landscape of Creach Bheinn on the Morvern Peninsula became the site of a tragic yet historic event when an American Air Force F-101 Voodoo jet fighter crashed into the mountain, tragically killing its pilot, Captain Morris Reed of Omaha, Nebraska.

          Revisited recently by Kingairloch team members, this long-forgotten crash site has brought new interest to the mountain’s past. Local historian Iain Thornber recounts the story and its significance, detailing the peninsula’s connection to both natural and military history.

          The Morvern Peninsula, though not widely known for towering peaks, has its share of impressive mountains.

          Beinn Iadain, reaching 1,854 feet, is likely the most distinguished among them, attracting even celebrated British gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd, who visited to view its unique alpine flora following their discovery by ornithologist Bruce Campb