27-600: George Bain may refer to: George Bain (artist) (1881–1968), artist who became known as the father of modern Celtic design George Bain (journalist) (1920–2006), Canadian journalist Sir George Bain (academic) (born 1939), former president and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast George Grantham Bain (1865–1944), New Yorker news photographer George Bain (rugby league) (1892–1948), Australian rugby league player See also [ edit ] George Baines (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
54-534: A Bain knotwork appears on the original cover of King Crimson 's Discipline album; in later releases, it was replaced by a knotwork designed by Steve Ball, A Bain design was used to illustrate a rug by Quayle and Tranter, a carpet manufacturer based in Kidderminster , England. His son Iain Bain, an engineer, later wrote two books - "Celtic Knotwork" and "Celtic Key Patterns" that were intended to simplify
81-542: A DA degree from Edinburgh College of Art in 1915. During World War 1 , Bain served with the Royal Engineers and his artistic talents were used both as artist in the 26th Division's theatre and when attached to General Gay's final advance through Bulgaria. Sketches and paintings from this period form part of the George Bain Collection cared for by Groam House Museum . After the war, Bain
108-449: A large house with their daughter Christy and her husband. Bain had a studio in the house, and he continued with lecture tours and worked on artistic commissions. Jesse died in 1957, and Bain himself died on 25 March 1968. Bain was the first artist to analyse and deconstruct the designs found on Pictish sculpture and metalwork, and on illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells and
135-575: A more serious interpretation. The village hosts the Glenurquhart Highland Games at the end of August each year. A winter event, "Drums and Rockets", has also taken place in recent years. The community hosts a Bonfire Night fireworks display around 5 November. Two long-distance hiking routes pass through or start at the village. The Great Glen Way from Fort William to Inverness; and the Affric-Kintail Way begins at
162-603: A nearby mansion, Balmacaan House. His vision was to "give the people of the Highlands a unique opportunity to study their own history, to build up afresh the national Celtic art, and to solve some of the agricultural problems peculiar to the hills and glens of the north of Scotland." For a variety of reasons, particularly the difficulty of obtaining financial support, Bain had to give up the idea, and in 1952, he and Jesse moved to Codsall in Staffordshire where they shared
189-676: A scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London. When there, he found that a foundation of Classical Art still controlled the work of the college. In London, he supported himself by working as a freelance newspaper artist and as a book and magazine illustrator. In 1905, he returned to Edinburgh, continuing his career as a commercial artist while studying part-time at the Royal Scottish Academy Life School. In 1911, he decided to return to studying and gained
216-824: A stop in Leith , the Bains met with a cousin who persuaded them to settle in Edinburgh instead. After leaving school, Bain joined a firm of printers in Edinburgh while, between the age of 15 and 21, studying art on a part-time basis, attending the School of Applied Art and the Edinburgh School of Art . His first exhibited work as a painter was in 1900 at the Royal Scottish Academy . In 1902, he obtained
243-485: Is a doctor's surgery under NHS Scotland and a team of local Community First Responders who cover nights and weekends in serious emergencies. The Loch Ness Hub is a community owned transport and visitor information centre. At Urquhart Bay Harbour in Drumnadrochit there is a RNLI inshore lifeboat station. The lifeboat station was established in 2008 to respond to maritime emergencies on Loch Ness. Balmacaan
270-544: Is also a prominent structure in the village and was constructed in 1895, although it is no longer a bank. Established after the First World War , the Glen Urquhart war memorial is located in Drumnadrochit and is in the shape of a column, with a small ceremonial fenced garden. In 2006, the village hall, originally funded by Bradley Martin of Balmacaan House, celebrated its centenary. Much of Glenurquhart
297-518: Is an ancient woodland, managed by the Woodland Trust , that overlooks the village. Formerly part of Balmacaan House, the Earl of Grant's estate, the woodland estate is now open to the public. There are several buses a day that pass through Drumnadrochit, notably the 17 between Drum and Inverness bus station. Buses are less frequent outside the summer season, especially on a Sunday. The village
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#1732793650785324-603: Is called Craigmonie. Glen Urquhart itself adjoins Loch Ness and the larger geographical area known as the Great Glen . The settlement grew up around a bridge over the River Enrick , and the name Drumnadrochit derives from the Scottish Gaelic Druim na Drochaid , "the ridge of the bridge". The first stone bridge was completed between 1808 and 1811 as part of works led by Thomas Telford . The bridge
351-637: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Bain (artist) George Bain (1881–1968), born in Scrabster in Caithness , Scotland , was an artist and art teacher who made important and influential contributions to the revival of interest in Celtic and Insular art beginning in the 19th century. In 1888, Bain left Scrabster with his family. They had intended to emigrate to Canada but, during
378-722: Is popular with tourists and there are three larger hotels in (or close to) the village, two smaller inns (the Ben Leva Hotel and Fiddler's Rest) and a hostel (the Loch Ness Backpackers Lodge). Attractions include the nearby Urquhart Castle , one of the most visited sites managed by Historic Scotland , and Nessieland , and a "Nessie" themed exhibition about the Loch Ness Monster , the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition for those wanting
405-718: The Lindisfarne Gospels . His book Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction was published in 1951. It had little impact at the time, but on its re-issue in 1972 it introduced a generation to Celtic knotwork , the Pictish stones , the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow . As well as describing and illustrating over 200 historical examples, his book was notable for giving detailed instructions on creating similar interlace , spiral, and key pattern designs, and encouraging their use in craftwork. An unlicensed derivative of
432-672: The Clansman Visitor Centre, and recently bought the Loch Ness Beer brand after the Brewery went into administration in 2016. The village is home to shinty team Glenurquhart Shinty Club . Also, there is a Bowls Club and Badminton. Drumnadrochit is featured in the film Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster as the closest town to Blake Castle, the home of Daphne Blake's Scottish ancestors. When
459-779: The creation of knotwork and keypattern designs by using grid lines and diagonals rather than the mathematical formulae applied by his father. The majority of Bain's surviving artworks are curated by the Groam House Museum in Rosemarkie , Scotland. George Bain's archive of drawings, designs and artefacts is now cared for by Groam House Museum . The collection was awarded Recognised Collection of National Significance for Scotland status by Museums Galleries Scotland in 2013. The George Bain Collection website can be found here Digital archive and online community sharing
486-458: The creativity of Celtic art. Drumnadrochit Drumnadrochit ( / d r ʌ m n ə ˈ d r ɒ x ɪ t / ; Scottish Gaelic : Druim na Drochaid ) is a village in the Highland local government council area of Scotland , lying near the west shore of Loch Ness at the foot of Glen Urquhart . The village is close to several neighbouring settlements: the villages of Milton to
513-424: The estate's land still exists to this day, mostly north of Balbeg that lies north of Balnain . It is largely publicly accessible and is mostly used for grazing cattle in the summer. Drumnadrochit is served by the local Glen Urquhart High School which is also home to the community library. The village's shops include a pharmacy, a Post Office and a supermarket. There are also several restaurants and cafés. There
540-447: The issue was raised in parliament. The best forestry wood had been felled during World War 2 and the estate was dissolved in 1946. Balmacaan House, near Drumnadrochit, was abandoned soon afterwards. In 1946, Bunloit Farm was separated from Balmacaan Estate and Bunloit Estate was formed round it near the small settlement of Balbeg, located on the north west shore of Loch Ness, about 4 miles south of Drumnadrochit. A small strip of
567-507: The main characters are first driving into the town, Fred Jones has trouble pronouncing the town's name while Scooby-Doo pronounces it just fine. In Lawrence Block 's novel The Burglar in the Library, there is a fictional scotch enjoyed by Bernie called Glen Drumnadrochit. In The Family Ness theme song, You'll Never Find A Nessie In The Zoo, the refrain states "You can go to Auchtermuchty and to Drumnadrochit too, but you'll never find
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621-613: The village, passing through Glen Affric and ending at Morvich on the west coast. Agriculture and forestry are also major local employers. Drumnadrochit is the home of the Hanging Tree Brewery, a microbrewery launched in 2018. Drumnadrochit is also home to Cobbs Cakes traditionally made and distributed across the UK and Ireland. Cobbs is also the largest employer in the village, running the Drumnadrochit Hotel and
648-611: The west, Kilmore to the east and Lewiston to the south. The villages act as a centre for regional tourism beside Loch Ness, as well as being a local economic hub for the nearby communities. The village lies in Glen Urquhart on the A82 road to Inverness , near a junction with the A831 and beside the river Enrick. The river Enrick runs the length of Glen Urquhart, meeting the river Coltie and then flowing into Loch Ness (the eastern edge of Drumnadrochit). The nearby local hill and tourist attraction
675-526: Was appointed Principal Art Teacher at Kirkcaldy High School , where he had started his teaching activities in 1899, and in due course also held the post of Principal Advisory Art Teacher for the Kirkcaldy area. He retired from teaching in 1946 and moved to Drumnadrochit in Glenurquhart, the birthplace of his wife Jesse (married 1908). There he attempted to establish a College of Celtic Cultures at
702-479: Was extensively damaged by flooding in 1818. It was later widened in 1933 to accommodate the expanded A82 road. Historically the village was within the local government county of Inverness (until 1975) and the Inverness district of the Highland local government region (from 1975 to 1996). The Drumnadrochit Hotel is a Category B listed three-storey hotel completed in 1882. The former Caledonian Bank building
729-604: Was historically part of the Balmacaan Estate (also known as the Glen Urquhart Estate), owned by the Grant family of Seafield between 1509 and 1946. The estate was rented to the wealthy American industrialist and local benefactor Bradley Martin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and flourished in the 1880s and 1890s, but went into decline after the 1920s. The estate then changed hands so frequently that
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