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Cairneyhill Seminary for Young Ladies

Published 28 February 2016

Did you know…

..that the Cairneyhill Manse was once a seminary for young ladies?

Elaine Campbell tells the story of a notorious incident involving a local minister and the ladies of the seminary.

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