61-806: Allan Ramsay may refer to: Allan Ramsay (poet) or Allan Ramsay the Elder (1686–1758), Scottish poet Allan Ramsay (artist) or Allan Ramsay the Younger (1713–1784), Scottish portrait painter Allan Ramsay (diplomat) (1937–2022), British diplomat Allan M. Ramsay (born 1953), professor of computer science Allan Ramsay (portrait painter, born 1959) , Scottish painter See also [ edit ] Alan Ramsay (1895–1973), Australian army general Alan Ramsey (1938–2020), Australian newspaper reporter and commentator Willis Alan Ramsey (born 1951), American singer/songwriter [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
122-426: A circulating library in 1726. Ramsay edited The Tea-Table Miscellany and The Ever Green and is considered as a pastoral writer and editor who revived interest in vernacular literature . Leigh Hunt sees Allan as a major contributor to the early naturalistic literary reaction of the 18th century. His The Gentle Shepherd , showed an appreciation of country life and anticipates the attitude of Romanticism with
183-464: A neo-classical tradition. He is viewed as the connecting-link between the greater " Makars " of the 15th and 16th centuries and later Scottish writers like Robert Fergusson and Robert Burns . Allan Ramsay was born at Leadhills , Lanarkshire , to Robert Ramsay (1663-1687), Manager of Lord Hopetoun 's lead mines at Leadhills, and his wife, Alice Bower, whose father, Alan Bower, was a native of Derbyshire who had come to Leadhills as an instructor to
244-938: A few shorter poems, and new editions of his earlier work. A complete edition of his Poems appeared in London in 1731 and in Dublin in 1733. With a touch of vanity he expressed the fear lest "the coolness of fancy that attends advanced years should make me risk the reputation I had acquired". He was already on terms of intimacy with the leading men of letters in Scotland and England. He corresponded with William Hamilton of Bangour , William Somervile , John Gay and Alexander Pope . Gay probably visited him in Edinburgh, and Pope praised his pastoral, compliments that were undoubtedly responsible for some of Ramsay's unhappy poetic ventures beyond his Scots vernacular . The poet had for many years been
305-773: A paper reporting on the treatment of a particular case of hydrothorax , published in 1823, James Braid commented that, given all of the theoretically possible causes, with his numerous Leadhills hydrothorax patients, "[those who] have been exposed to breathe noxious or confined air" were by far the majority: Like many metalliferous miners in other parts of the British Isles in the early 1800s, Leadhills miners did not work for daily wages; in fact, Leadhills miners lived rent-free, working no more than six hours in any one day and, significantly, had no fixed working hours. At Leadhills, each miner belonged to an autonomous group of up to 12 (a " partnership "), who were paid collectively: on
366-496: A plea for a return to simple Scottish tradition. He had no scholarly interest in the past, and he never hesitated to transform the texts when he could give contemporary "point" to a poem; but his instinct was good, and he did much to stimulate an ignorant public to fresh enjoyment. In this respect, too, he anticipates the reaction in England which followed securely on the publication of Percy's Reliques . The Tea-Table Miscellany
427-698: A rough transcript of " Christ's Kirk on the Green " from the Bannatyne Manuscript , with some additions of his own. In 1718 he republished the piece with more supplementary verses. In the following year he printed a collection of Scots Songs . He published Wealth and the Woody in 1720, a satire on the South Sea Company , describing its fortunes as shifting sands. The success of these ventures prompted him to collect his poems in 1720 and publish
488-461: A volume in 1721. The volume was issued by subscription, and brought in the sum of four hundred guineas. Four years later he removed to another shop, in the neighbouring Luckenbooths , where he opened a circulating library and extended his business as a bookseller. Ramsay is considered to have created the first circulating library in Britain when he rented books from his shop in 1726. Between
549-520: A warm supporter of the stage. Some of his prologues and epilogues were written for the London theatres. In 1736 he set about the erection of a new theatre, "at vast expense", in Carrubber's Close, Edinburgh; but the opposition was too strong, and the new house was closed in 1737. In 1755 he retired from his combined house and shop, between Halkerstons Wynd and Carrubbers Close on the Royal Mile , to
610-442: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Allan Ramsay (poet) Allan Ramsay (15 October 1686 – 7 January 1758) was a Scottish poet (or makar ), playwright, publisher, librarian and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh . Ramsay's influence extended to England, foreshadowing the reaction that followed the publication of Percy's Reliques . He
671-721: Is in the Hall of Heroes of the National Wallace Monument in Stirling . The Ramsay Obelisk at Ravensneuk on the Penicuik Estate was built in 1759 by Ramsay's friend, Sir James Clerk. Leadhills Leadhills , originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire , Scotland, 5 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (9.3 km) WSW of Elvanfoot . The population in 1901
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#1732776048439732-596: Is renowned amongst mineralogists and geologists for its wide range of different mineral species found in the veins that lie deep within the (now abandoned) mine shafts; with some now recognized as unique to the Leadhills area. The village lends its name to the Leadhills Supergroup , one of the large geological features of the British Isles. 16th-century mining entrepreneurs working the area were landowners, goldsmiths and metallurgists, granted patents by
793-525: Is set in Carlops and nearby Newhall Estate. Bradshaws Handbook incorrectly states the location as Currie . Since 2015, a Collected Works of Allan Ramsay (general editor Murray Pittock) has been in preparation from Edinburgh University Press: the first volume, the Gentle Shepherd, is expected in 2022. In 1846 Ramsay was depicted as one of sixteen Scottish poets and writers on the lower section of
854-503: Is the oldest subscription library in the British Isles; and is of significant historical and geological importance. In the late eighteenth century, Peterkin observed the library had "as many valuable books as might be expected to be chosen by promiscuous readers"; he found its members to be "the best informed, and therefore the most reasonable common people that I know" (1799, p. 99); and, in 1823, "J", observing that "every miner can read, and most of them can write tolerably well", noted
915-500: Is the second coldest village in the UK (of those with weather stations) with an annual mean temperature of 6.76 °C (44.17 °F) making it slightly colder than the commonly regarded coldest settlement of Braemar , which had an annual average temperature of 6.81 °C (44.26 °F) in this period. However, Leadhills' slightly more exposed and elevated location than Braemar results in absolute minima being higher than one might expect -
976-554: The Scott Monument on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Ramsay's statue was erected in 1850 at the corner of Princes Street Gardens and The Mound in the centre of Edinburgh. There is a hotel located in Carlops named after him. The hotel hosted a festival in his and his son's honour in 2016 on the 330th anniversary of the poet's birth. Further festivals have been held there on Ramsay's birthday from 2017. A bust of Ramsay
1037-626: The Canongate. She was an amiable person and also wrote poetry. She never married but lived with many cats. Despite being run over by a hackney coach at the age of 73, which broke her leg, she lived to be 88. His eldest son, Allan Ramsay was born in Edinburgh , was a prominent Scottish portrait- painter . From the age of twenty he studied in London under the Swedish painter Hans Hysing , and at
1098-574: The Leadhills Curling Club –one of Scotland's first Curling societies- was created. The sport remained popular in the area until the 1930s, when the mines closed. Since the 1920s skiing in the Leadhills area has been organised intermittently by a succession of local residents as well as several non-for-profit sports clubs. Lowther Hill, above the village, is home to the only ski area in the south of Scotland and Scotland's only community-owned ski centre. Operated by Lowther Hills Ski Club,
1159-470: The Leadhills district was mining. On his visit to the mining area in 1772, the naturalist Thomas Pennant had remarked on its barren landscape: Three years later, in 1776, artist William Gilpin found that, in relation to the working conditions, "the mines here, as in all mineral countries, are destructive of health", "you see an infirm frame, and squalid looks in most of the inhabitants". and twelve years later, according to Rev. William Peterkin (1738-1792),
1220-583: The Market Cross. He also owned a shop directly opposite McEuen, on the south side of the Cross. McEuen was the first to advertise copies of Ramsay's Poems (1723), in Glasgow . Ramsay revived the interest in vernacular literature , and directly inspired the genius of his greater successors. The preface to his Ever Green is a protest against "imported trimming" and "foreign embroidery in our writings" and
1281-554: The Minister at Leadhills (and member of its library) from 1785 until his death, the conditions of both the miners and the lead smelters were no better: As Pennant had noted in 1772, the human counterpart of the animals' lead-brash was "mill-reek": However, because lead was attracting such high prices during the American and Napoleonic Wars, and the domestic construction boom, Leadhills became world-famous for its lead mines. In
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#17327760484391342-574: The Scottish bookseller Andrew Millar since the latter's arrival in Edinburgh in 1720 as the thirteen-year-old apprentice of Ramsay's friend James McEuen. From 1713 Ramsay ran a wigmaker's and printseller's shop in Niddrie's Wynd, close to McEuen's High Street premises. He joined the bookselling trade in 1720, and in 1722 relocated to the east side of the Luckenbooths, next to McEuen and facing
1403-565: The St. Martin's Lane Academy; leaving in 1736 for Rome and Naples , where he worked for three years under Francesco Solimena and Imperiali ( Francesco Fernandi ). Ramsay's importance in literary history is twofold. As a pastoral writer ("in some respects the best in the world", according to James Henry Leigh Hunt ), he contributed, at an early stage, to the naturalistic reaction of the 18th century. His Gentle Shepherd , by its directness of impression and its appreciation of country life, anticipates
1464-686: The archers royal, An hearty band and loyal, An hearty band and loyal, That in just thought agree, Appear in ancient bravery, Despising all base knavery, Which tends to bring in slavery, Souls worthy to live free. Sound, sound the music, sound it, Fill up the glass and round wi't, Fill up the glass and round wi't, Health and Prosperity To our great chief and officers, To our president and counsellors, To all who like their brave forbears Delight in Archery. Another volume of his poems appeared in 1728. Ramsay wrote little afterwards, though he published
1525-458: The attitude of Romanticism , the school which broke with neo-classical tradition. It has the "mixed" faults which make the greater poem of his Scots successor, Thomson, a "transitional" document, but these give it an historical, if not an individual, interest. His chief place is, however, as an editor. He is the connecting-link between the greater " Makars " of the 15th and 16th centuries, and Robert Fergusson and Robert Burns . Ramsay also knew
1586-403: The basis of a contract (a " bargain ") struck between one partner (the " taker ") and the mining company, to perform a specific task for an agreed payment — in other words, the miners were paid for their results; not for the time they spent underground. There were two types of bargain: The individual miner's family also contributed; the sons worked on the uncovered washing platforms (exposed to
1647-594: The dramatis personae to his greater work. The success of the drama was remarkable. It passed through several editions, and was performed at the theatre in Edinburgh; its title is still known in every corner of Scotland, even if it be no longer read. In 1726 he published anonymously Poems in English and Latin, on the Archers and Royal Company of Archers, by several Hands for the Royal Company of Archers . He wrote
1708-527: The elements in all weathers) washing the impurities from the ore prior to smelting, and the wives and daughters spun wool and embroidered muslin for sale in Glasgow. The partners supplied their own tools; and were responsible for their upkeep. Many important responsibilities lay with the partners; thus, for instance, only two overseers were needed to manage more than 200 Leadhills’ miners. In the absence of an overseer's constant and immediate personal supervision,
1769-406: The four men were dead. To aid those at the 25-fathom level, who were beginning to become violently affected by the fumes, a trap-door was opened to help clear the air; however, unfortunately, the noxious fumes descended rapidly, and another three men, at the 80-fathom level, suffocated. The other miners, many of whom were affected to a considerable degree, were restored by Braid as they emerged from
1830-447: The general area was known as "God's Treasure House in Scotland". During the 16th century, before the alluvial gold deposits were exhausted, 300 men worked over three summers and took away some £100,000 of gold (perhaps £500 million today): "Between 1538 and 1542, the district produced 1163 grams of gold for a crown for King James V of Scotland and 992 grams for a crown for his queen. Much of the gold coinage of James V and Mary Queen of Scots
1891-487: The grouse moors has been identified as a location of several wildlife crimes involving raptor persecution. Leadhills Golf Club, instituted in 1891, is the highest in Scotland . The nine-hole course offers a considerable challenge as the winds can be high and unpredictable as they are channelled between the hills. At one time, there were two courses amalgamated into 18 holes before it was decided to stick with 9 holes on
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1952-468: The house on the slope of the Castle Rock, still known as Ramsay Lodge. This house was called by his friends "the goose-pie" because of its octagonal shape. He is buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard , Edinburgh. The grave itself is unmarked but a monument was erected to his memory on the south wall of Greyfriars Kirk in the mid-19th century. His eldest daughter Christian Ramsay, lived on New Street off
2013-468: The library had around 1,200 volumes, all of which "have been entirely chosen by [the members] themselves", and that: Today, the library is owned and run by a registered charity, The Leadhills Heritage Trust and has full accreditation with Museums Galleries Scotland. It is open from Easter to September on weekends and bank holidays, between 2 pm and 5 pm. Grouse moors cover in excess of 11,000 acres (45 km ) around Leadhills. The area covered by
2074-401: The local minister, specifically to purchase a collection of books for its members’ mutual improvement — its membership was not restricted to the miners; several non-miners, such as William Symington , John Brown (author of Rab and his Friends ) and James Braid , were also full members — houses an extensive antiquarian book collection, local relics, mining records and minerals. The library
2135-431: The lower ground and abandon the original course. The club was originally known as Leadhills Golf Club prior to World War 1 , but it was renamed Lowthers Golf Club following the war, until 1935 when it reverted back to its original name. The club as we know it today was founded in 1935. An exhibition game was played as part of the opening ceremony, players included Walker Cup player Leonard Crawley . The clubhouse
2196-433: The mine before 4 am; another two, presumably from the same partnership, entered soon after. Reaching their work level (at 25 fathoms) the first two encountered the bad air. They persisted, thinking they could force their way through it, began to feel dizzy, collapsed, and eventually suffocated. The next two encountered a similar fate. The accident was not discovered until some time after 6 am; by which time all of
2257-468: The mine's surgeon, James Braid, was called urgently to the mine to alleviate the distress of a number of miners who appeared to be suffocated. It was later established that noxious fumes from the faulty chimney of a coal-fired steam engine, operating deep within the mine, had combined with a dense fog pervading the entire area. The contaminated air was lethal. Two men, in the hope of finishing early, and contrary to established Leadhills custom, had entered
2318-534: The mine. The cemetery at the northeast of the village features an unusual table-stone inscription (next to the southern wall) detailing, almost as an afterthought, 137 years as the age at death of John Taylor, the father of Robert Taylor, (then) overseer of the Scotch Mining Company. Near to the cemetery overlooking a row of miners' cottages is an 1891memorial in obelisk form was erected to William Symington , by public subscription, where he
2379-563: The miners. Allan Ramsay and his elder brother Robert attended the parish school at Crawfordjohn . In 1701, the year after his mother died, Allan's stepfather apprenticed him to a wig -maker in Edinburgh and received his indentures back by 1709. He married Christian Ross in 1712; a few years after he had established himself as a wig-maker (not as a barber, as has been often said) in the High Street , and soon found himself in comfortable circumstances. They had six children. His eldest child
2440-473: The monarch and Privy Council . These included, Cornelius de Vos , George Douglas of Parkhead , John Acheson , Eustachius Roche , Thomas Foulis , George Bowes , Bevis Bulmer , and Stephen Atkinson . In 1720 a Dutch traveller, Hugh Kalmeter, described the mine workings and noted that exported ore was used for pottery glazes. In the 18th-century lead ore was shipped to Holland and used to make white and red lead paint pigments. The initial attraction of
2501-401: The partners were totally responsible for their collective work practices and occupational safety; thus, the partners, rather than overseers, would decide how to act against threats posed by subterranean water, loose ground, earth tremors, etc. However, with no overseer, there was also no oversight; and, often, hastily constructed passages/shafts were misaligned with those of other teams, affecting
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2562-501: The pieces were taken from the Bannatyne manuscript, though they are by no means verbatim copies. They included his version of "Christ's Kirk" and a remarkable pastiche by the editor entitled "The Vision". While engaged on these two series, he produced, in 1725, his dramatic pastoral The Gentle Shepherd . In the volume of poems published in 1721 Ramsay had shown his bent to this genre, especially in "Patie and Roger", which supplies two of
2623-446: The publication of the collected edition of his poems and his settling down in the Luckenbooths, he had published a few shorter poems and had issued the first instalments of The Tea-Table Miscellany (1723–37) and The Ever Green (1724). The Tea-Table Miscellany is "A Collection of Choice Songs Scots and English", containing some of Ramsay's own, some by his friends, several well-known ballads and songs, and some Caroline verse. Its title
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2745-493: The ski centre runs three ski lifts for beginners and intermediate skiers. Leadhills is host to a number of small local businesses including shops and a hotel. Silver and lead have been mined in Leadhills and at nearby Wanlockhead for many centuries, according to some authorities even in Roman days. Gold was discovered in the reign of James IV and, in those early days, it was so famous for its exceptionally pure gold that
2806-479: The structure of the entire mine—also, the disposal of waste and rubbish from one team's work area often impeded the progress of another team (or teams). Coal-fired steam engines, were an important part of the operation at Leadhills. Leadhills had three steam engines as early as 1778 (Smout, 1967, p. 106). In the winter of 1765, James Watt had been approached to design and build a steam engine for Leadhills that would raise water from 30 fathoms (approx. 55 m) below
2867-400: The surface. Watt did not get the contract (Hills, 1998). A most melancholy accident happened in the lead mines belonging to Messrs Horner, Hurst, and Co. Leadhills, on the forenoon of the 1st inst. occasioned by the air being rendered impure from the smoke of a fire engine, placed about one hundred feet underground. As soon as the danger
2928-610: The words to the Archer's March, Sound, sound the music, sound it, Let hills and dales rebound it, Let hills and dales rebound it In praise of Archery. Used as a Game it pleases, The mind to joy it raises, And throws off all diseases Of lazy luxury. Now, now our care beguiling, When all the year looks smiling, When all the year looks smiling With healthful harmony. The sun in glory glowing, With morning dew bestowing Sweet fragrance, life, and growing To flowers and every tree. Tis now
2989-643: Was Allan Ramsay , the portrait painter. Ramsay's first efforts in verse-making were inspired by the meetings of the Easy Club (founded in 1712) of which he was an original member, and in 1715, he became the Club Laureate. In the society of the members he assumed the name of Isaac Bickerstaff , and later of Gawin Douglas , the latter partly in memory of his maternal grandfather Douglas of Muthill ( Perthshire ), and partly to give point to his boast that he
3050-629: Was 835. It was originally known as Waterhead. It is the second highest village in Scotland, the highest being neighbouring Wanlockhead , 2 miles (3 kilometres) south. It is near the source of Glengonnar Water , a tributary of the River Clyde . The Leadhills Miners' Library (also known as the Allan Ramsay Library or the Leadhills Reading Society), founded in 1741 by 21 miners, the local schoolteacher and
3111-536: Was a "poet sprung from a Douglas loin". The choice of the two names has some significance, when we consider his later literary life as the associate of the Queen Anne poets and as a collector of old Lowland Scots poetry. By 1718 he had made some reputation as a writer of occasional verse , which he published in broadsheets, and then (or a year earlier) he turned bookseller in the premises where he had hitherto plied his craft of wig-making. In 1716 he had published
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#17327760484393172-604: Was ascertained. two miners and the company‘s blacksmith descended to the relief of their neighbours below, when unfortunately the two miners perished in the humane attempt. The smith escaped but is still dangerously ill. Many of the miners who were at work at the time were violently affected, almost to suffocation, but are now out of danger. We have since learned that in all seven lives have been lost in this accident. ( Caledonian Mercury , Thursday, 6 March 1817) According to his later report (Braid, 1817), at 7:00 am on 1 March 1817,
3233-453: Was born in Leadhills. Leadhills experiences an oceanic climate ( Cfb ) , bordering on a subpolar oceanic climate ( Cfc ) . Due to its elevation and inland position, winters are colder and summers cooler than lower lying areas. In terms of the local climate profile, given its elevated position and latitude, Leadhills is amongst the coldest places in the British Isles. According to the most recent 30-year climate period of 1981-2010 Leadhills
3294-618: Was born. Allan Ramsay , the poet, and William Symington (1763–1831), one of the earliest adaptors of the steam engine to the purposes of navigation, were born at Leadhills. The famous mathematician James Stirling was employed by the Scots Mining Company at Leadhills from 1734 until 1770. James Braid , the (later) discoverer of hypnotism, was surgeon to the Leadhills mining community and to Lord Hopetoun 's lead and silver mines from early 1816 to late 1825. Edward Whigham , Provost of Sanquhar and friend of Robert Burns
3355-521: Was built in 1736 for James Stirling , the managing agent of the Scots Mining Company . It is attributed to the architect William Adam and is now a category A listed building. The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway runs at weekends only and at Christmas sees the "Santa Express" which includes a ride on the train, a visit to Santa down the lead mine and a story read by "Mrs Kringle" in the Museum of Lead Mining , Wanlockhead. The Elvanfoot railway station
3416-495: Was minted from Leadhills gold … No commercial gold mining appears to have taken place after 1620, but gold washing with a sluice box or pan was later to become a sometimes lucrative pastime of the lead miners" (Gillanders, 1981, pp. 235–236). Gold is still panned in the area with the correct licence. The minerals lanarkite , leadhillite , caledonite , susannite , plattnerite , scotlandite , macphersonite , chenite and mattheddleite were first found at Leadhills. The area
3477-480: Was on close terms with the leading men of letters in Scotland and England. He corresponded with William Hamilton of Bangour , William Somervile , John Gay and Alexander Pope . He began writing poetry as a member of the Easy Club and in 1715 became Club Laureate. Ramsay published verses and turned bookseller in 1718, selling poetry collections like Wealth and the Woody , a satire on the South Sea Company . In 1720, he collected and published his poems, establishing
3538-486: Was on the Caledonian Railway main line from Glasgow to the south. A branch from there ran through Leadhills to Wanlockhead and operated until 1939. Part of the route has been reused by the Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway. The railway is 1,498 feet (457 m) above sea level. The Lowther Hills is one of the birthplaces of Scottish winter sports. Curling in Leadhills can be traced back to 1784, when
3599-568: Was reprinted in 1871 (2 vols., Glasgow; John Crum); The Ever Green in 1875 (2 vols., Glasgow; Robert Forrester); The Poems of Allan Ramsay in 1877 (2 vols., Paisley; Alex. Gardner). These volumes are uniform in size and binding, though issued by different publishers. A selection of the Poems appeared in 1887 (1 vol. 16mo, London; Walter Scott). This volume includes a biographical sketch written by J. Logie Robertson. There are many popular reprints of his most popular work, The Gentle Shepherd , which
3660-486: Was suggested by the programme of The Spectator : as Addison had sought for his speculations the hour set apart "for tea and bread and butter", so Ramsay laid claim to that place for his songs "e'en while the tea's fill'd reeking round". In The Ever Green: being a Collection of Scots Poems wrote by the Ingenious before 1600 , Ramsay had another purpose, to reawaken an interest in the older national literature. Nearly all
3721-467: Was upgraded in 2013 after planning permission was sought from South Lanarkshire Council to build the £17,000 cabin. The previous clubhouse was built in the 1980s. The grave of John Taylor is also available to visit in the cemetery. Reputed to be 137 years of age at the time of his death, Taylor's grave (shared with his son, Robert) even attracted the attention of the BBC. The Scots Mining Company House
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