Auldearn 1645 & Boath Doocot

[Friends of General Haig]

The lovely folks at Warlord have asked The Friends of General Haig to put on a game at Warlord Games Open Day on 25th September. We’re going to recreate Alasdair Mac Colla (and Montrose’s) victory at Auldearn, 1645. Latest blog post is on building the Dovecot for the battlefield https://theviaregia.blogspot.com/2021/09/auldearn-1645-boath-doocot.html

The Dovecot (or Doocot to use the Scot’s dialect term) was mostly scratch built, using a plastic model of a round tower as a handy base. 

Although the structure present in Auldearn today may post date 1645, it is quite possible that there was some form of structure there during the battle, and to me the Doocot has always been an iconic part of Auldearn.









Hope to see you at the Open Day!

[Atheling]

My usual answer to such a fab looking game- I dearly wish I could make it but can't because of you know what

[sepoy1857]

Very nice!

[OSHIROmodels]

Lovely 

[Blackwolf]

Very nice,very nice indeed Big Montrose fan here,my excellent wife managed to get me the M. Hastings biography 

[Friends of General Haig]

My usual answer to such a fab looking game- I dearly wish I could make it but can't because of you know what

Completely understand, Atheling. The FoGH crew will be missing one or two for the same reason.  We can just hope that we are back to ‘normal’ soon. 👍

Very nice!

Cheers, Sepoy1857 

Lovely 

I’m honoured, Oshiro 

Very nice,very nice indeed Big Montrose fan here,my excellent wife managed to get me the M. Hastings biography 

Many thanks, Blackwolf 👍. I’ve not read that particular biography. Hope you’ll give us a quick review?