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MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank, Woodend Lodge, Thankerton, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12
6NH. 01899 308312


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    * FAQs
    * Gallery

 * News & Events
 * Fellowship Writers
 * Poetry Board
 * About Hugh
    * Hugh’s Poetry
    * Timeline

 * Contact

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   * Donations
   * FAQs
   * Gallery
 * News & Events
 * Fellowship Writers
 * Poetry Board
 * About Hugh
   * Hugh’s Poetry
   * Timeline
 * Contact


Hugh MacDiarmid 1892 - 1978 MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank Hugh MacDiarmid Hugh
MacDiarmid 1892 - 1978 Brownsbank Cottage Hugh MacDiarmid 1892 - 1978
Scottish Literary Renaissance of the 1920s


MACDIARMID'S BROWNSBANK

Hugh MacDiarmid (born Christopher Murray Grieve) 1892 – 1978 is acknowledged to
have been Scotland’s greatest poet of the twentieth century, and a Modernist
writer of international significance.



His work continues to permeate and shape Scottish identity in our time. From
1952 until his death in 1978 he lived at Brownsbank Cottage just to the east of
the town of Biggar, South Lanarkshire. His wife Valda lived on there until her
death in 1989.

In the early 1990s Biggar Museum Trust took over the cottage and conserved the
contents exactly as when Hugh MacDiarmid last laid down his pen. Until 2012
Brownsbank was home to writers in residence (see Brownsbank Writers page.) In
2015 our charity MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank was registered and we took ownership of
the cottage and its contents in 2016.

Our aims are fourfold: to restore and upgrade the cottage as well as to conserve
the contents. This is now urgently required (see Donate/Get Involved page.)
Secondly we seek to promote the works of Hugh MacDiarmid as widely as possible
both nationally and internationally. Thirdly we intend to re-establish the
Brownsbank Writing Fellowship for writers in residence to work from the cottage.
Fourthly we aim to generate educational and community creative involvement as
well as promoting literary tourism. (See Poetry Board page.)


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A touch of Hugh


A DRUNK MAN LOOKS AT THE THISTLE



‘And let the lesson be – to be yersel’s,
Ye needna fash gin it’s to be ocht else.
To be yersel’s – and to mak’ that worth bein’,
Nae harder job to mortals has been gi’en.’


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Short history


BROWNSBANK COTTAGE

Perched amid the Peeblesshire hills near Biggar, Brownsbank Cottage is most
notably remembered as the former abode of the poet Hugh MacDiarmid.



In 1951, Hugh MacDiarmid’s publisher, William MacLellan, introduced the poet to
Thomas Tweedie, the owner of Brownsbank Farm. Owing to the graciousness of the
Tweedie family, the Grieves resided rent-free at Brownsbank for the entirety of
their lives.

Upon their initial move, the cottage lacked both water and electricity. A decade
later, actor Alex McCrindle mobilised funds from MacDiarmid’s circle to
facilitate the installation of essential utilities, the construction of a
lean-to kitchen and bathroom. As it stands today, the cottage retains a wealth
of its original artefacts.

MacDiarmid himself once reflected, “This place is a burgeoning shrine to my
vanity. Much of its allure stems from Valda’s aptitude for gathering arcane
items at jumble sales, not to mention her prowess in carpentry.”

Although the majority of his monumental writing predated their relocation to
Brownsbank, numerous works, including ‘In Memoriam James Joyce’ and his
‘Collected Poems’, found publication during his and Valda’s stay.

From Brownsbank, he embarked on numerous worldwide journeys, drawing visitors
from all corners of the globe. While his friends, the poets Norman MacCaig,
Sorley MacLean, Duncan Glen, the composer Ronald Stevenson, and others
constituted a steady stream of guests, he also played host to many visitors from
beyond Scotland, including Yevgeny Yevtushenko, composer Alan Bush, and concert
pianist John Ogdon.

The original interior was meticulously reinstated to mirror MacDiarmid’s
departure, housing myriad portraits and photographs of the man himself, along
with a unique assortment of memorabilia.

Distinguished past occupants have encompassed the award-winning author and
publisher Matthew Fitt, and James Robertson, the inaugural Scottish Parliament
Writer in Residence and the author of the Booker Prize-nominated “The Testament
of Gideon Mack”.

Anti-discrimination policy

ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE AND SAFEGUARDING



MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race,
colour, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin
(ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status in
any of its activities or operations.

MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank is committed to child protection and safeguarding in
compliance with the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2014
policy laid out by the Scottish Government.


Thank you!

FUNDERS & SUPPORT



MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank would like to thank Carcanet Press for their permission
to use their copyrighted MacDiarmid material on this website. Hugh MacDiarmid’s
work is published by Carcanet as well as a broad range of critical narrative
context material. You are invited to inspect what is available by visiting
www.carcanet.co.uk

MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank is supported by The Clyde Wind Farm Community and
Development Fund, The Architectural Heritage Fund and the SSE Renewables
Community Investment Programme.



We would like to thank the William Grant Foundation for their generous support
in enabling us to mount the exhibition Landmarks: Hugh MacDiarmid the Brownsbank
Years.



Get in touch


CONTACT



Woodend Lodge, Thankerton, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6NH.

01899 308312

macdiarmidsbrownsbank@gmail.com


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