Kirkcudbrightshire

Dumfries woman finds message in bottle from 1960s

It stated: “Dropped into sea at Knockbrex on Tuesday 17 October 1961 by George Grierson age five years, Knockbrex Estate, Borgue, Kirkcudbright.” It added optimistically: “Finder please reply to St Cuthberts School [sic], Kirkcudbright.

Message in a bottle washes up after 50 years

And she was stunned to discover a message inside written by five-year-old George Grierson of nearby Knockbrex Estate on Tuesday, October 17, 1961. Jools, from Castle Douglas, said: “It was washed up on the shore near the coo palace. There were