Jimmy Dolan OB RIP

We have been notified of the sad news that Jimmy Dolan passed away on 11 March. He was born in Glasgow where his grandfather had been Lord Provost. He worked for BEA, before emigrating to Australia where he worked for QUANTAS. He was at Fort in the 1950’s.. We pass our sympathy to his family.…

Des Martin OB RIP

Dr John van Bavel has kindly notified us of the sad news of the passing of his fellow OB and friend Des Martin; Des attended Carlekemp and Fort Augustus leaving in 1960.  He was more academic than sporting. He continued a line of school captains who went on to study Medicine at Glasgow University  (Des…

Nigel Guthrie RIP

The FAOBA has been informed of the death of Nigel Guthrie on Monday 29 August 2022.  Nigel attended Carlekemp from 1947 to 1953 and was a regular attendee of the Old Boys dinners.  Nigel enjoyed reminiscing with his fellow OBs. We pass our sympathy to his wife and family. RIP

Scottish Child Abuse Enquiry Report

On 11 August 2021, Lady Smith, Inquiry chair of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, published her report The provision of residential care in boarding schools for children in Scotland by the Benedictine monks of Fort Augustus Abbe y between 1948 and 1991 at Carlekemp Priory School, North Berwick, and Fort Augustus Abbey School, Invernesshire The…

Stephen Orban 1974 – 2018

News has been received of the unfortunate passing of Stephen Orban, one of the OBs from the last days of the school. Stephen was at the school from around 1989 until it closed. He died on 20th September 2018 in Cleveland, USA. He was born Oct. 4th, 1974 in Naples, Italy, while his father was…

Pat Barron RIP

We sadly announce the sudden passing of Pat Barron, one of our OBs from the 50s who attended Carlekemp as well as the Abbey. Pat was a regular attender of the AGM and OB dinners. We pass on our condolences to Gill, his wife.