Agnes Maclehose

Robert Burns is a well known womaniser, with a long list of ladies that he wooed with his pro’s.

But few held the attention of the Bard more than Agnes Maclehose.

Catherine Sinclair: The Forgotten Philanthropist and Literary Pioneer of Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a city rich with history, where towering monuments and hidden plaques tell the stories of remarkable figures who once walked its streets. Among them is Catherine Sinclair—a woman whose contributions to literature, education, and philanthropy shaped 19th-century Edinburgh, yet whose name has faded from common memory.

St. Bernard’s Well: Edinburgh’s Hidden Gem by the Water of Leith