Findo Gask
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Findo Gask is a small village in Perth and Kinross
in Scotland
, just off the main A9 road. It is in Strathearn
, the valley of the River Earn
.
There are nearby remains associated with the Roman Road to the south and the Roman Frontier on the Gask Ridge.
The area was associated with the family of Laurence Oliphant and his daughter, the songwriter Lady Nairne
, was born there.
During the Second World War, units of the Polish Army
were stationed at Findo Gask Airfield (now disused).
The woodlands around Findo Gask are known to be excellent sites for the collection of truffles, particularly black truffles, and truffle hunters can often be observed there during certain seasons.
Findo is a reference to Fynnoga or Findoca, a saint commemorated in the area. The village was once known as Fyndogask.
in Angel Fire East
and Armageddon's Children
, part of a series of epic fantasy novels by Terry Brooks
.
The short story Findo Gask by Elizabeth E. Wein
appears in the anthology Concussion published for the 57th British National Science Fiction Convention
(April 2006), edited by Bridget Bradshaw, Farah Mendlesohn and Peter Young.
Glasgow, Scotland based electropop band Findo Gask
are named after the village.
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, just off the main A9 road. It is in Strathearn
Strathearn
Strathearn or Strath Earn is the strath of the River Earn, in Scotland. It extends from Loch Earn in Perth and Kinross to the River Tay....
, the valley of the River Earn
River Earn
The River Earn in Scotland leaves Loch Earn at St Fillans and runs east through Strathearn, then east and south, joining the River Tay near Abernethy. The Earn is about long. It passes by Comrie, Crieff and Bridge of Earn....
.
There are nearby remains associated with the Roman Road to the south and the Roman Frontier on the Gask Ridge.
The area was associated with the family of Laurence Oliphant and his daughter, the songwriter Lady Nairne
Carolina, Baroness Nairne
Carolina Nairne, née Oliphant, Lady Nairne was a Scottish songwriter and song collector.-Life:Carolina Oliphant was born in the auld hoose of Gask, Perthshire. She was descended from Clan Oliphant, an old family which had settled in Perthshire in the 13th century, and could boast of kinship with...
, was born there.
During the Second World War, units of the Polish Army
Polish Armed Forces in the West
Polish Armed Forces in the West refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies...
were stationed at Findo Gask Airfield (now disused).
The woodlands around Findo Gask are known to be excellent sites for the collection of truffles, particularly black truffles, and truffle hunters can often be observed there during certain seasons.
Derivation
Gask refers to the nearby Gask Ridge. In Scottish Gaelic, a gasg is a projecting tail or strip of land. The name is shared with other local places including Nether Gask Cottage and Trinity Gask.Findo is a reference to Fynnoga or Findoca, a saint commemorated in the area. The village was once known as Fyndogask.
In popular culture
Findo Gask is the name of a demonDemons (Shannara)
Demons is a common name for many different creatures in the Shannara series of epic fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. The 'true' demons were sealed long ago within an alternate universe, named the Forbidding; this prison is 'maintained' by the Ellcrys, a sacred Elven tree; if she dies, the Forbidding...
in Angel Fire East
Angel Fire East
Angel Fire East is the third and final novel in the Word & Void series by Terry Brooks, written as a prequel to his Shannara series. It was first published in 1999 by Ballantine's Del Rey division. The novel takes place around Christmas in 2012, ten years after the events of A Knight of the Word...
and Armageddon's Children
Armageddon's Children
Armageddon's Children is the first novel in Terry Brooks' fantasy trilogy The Genesis of Shannara, which bridges the events of Brooks' Word/Void trilogy with his Shannara series...
, part of a series of epic fantasy novels by Terry Brooks
Terry Brooks
Terence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print...
.
The short story Findo Gask by Elizabeth E. Wein
Elizabeth E. Wein
Elizabeth E. Wein is an American author of historical fiction for young adults. She is best known for her three books featuring her version of the King Arthur stories and her character Medraut...
appears in the anthology Concussion published for the 57th British National Science Fiction Convention
Eastercon
Eastercon is the common name for the British national science fiction convention. From 1948 until the 1960s, the convention was held over the three-day Whitsun bank holiday at the end of May. Since then it has been held over the four-day Easter holiday weekend...
(April 2006), edited by Bridget Bradshaw, Farah Mendlesohn and Peter Young.
Glasgow, Scotland based electropop band Findo Gask
Findo Gask (band)
Findo Gask is an electropop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Gerard Black , Michael Marshall , Gregory Williams and Gavin Thomson .-Singles:*"Findo Gask/Errors split 7"" *"Va Va Va" *"One Eight Zero"...
are named after the village.