Born: 22 October, 1946, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Died: 18 February, 2012 in Kew, London, aged 65.

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TOM Shearer, one of the founders of the Beechgrove Garden and a noted horticulturalist, has died, aged 86.

Born: 14 September, 1913, in Liverpool. Died: 14 December, 2011, in Edinburgh, aged 98.

Born: 11 November, 1916, in London. Died: 17 February, 2012, in Hertfordshire, aged 95.

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Born: 6 February, 1925, in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. Died: 20 January, 2012, aged 86.

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Born: 5 November, 1920, in London. Died: 4 January, 2012, in Dunkeld, aged 91

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Born: 16 November, 1925, in Edinburgh. Died: 15 February, 2012, in Broughton, Peeblesshire, aged 86.

]]> 1.2126512 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.scotsman.com/travel_tantallon_castle_1_2126431

The top of a promontory, with a view over the Firth of Forth, is a pretty impressive location for any house to perch upon. That’s clearly what William Angus, First Earl of Angus, thought, when he started work on Tantallon Castle in the 1350s.

Born: 1935 in Dundee. Died: 8 February, 2012, in Ormiston in East Lothian, aged 77

Robin Cavaye, a well-known local businessman and church elder has died, aged 80.

Born: 20 November, 1946, in Edinburgh. Died: 7 February, 2012, in Edinburgh, aged 65

Born: 4 October, 1940, in Cheltenham. Died: 15 February, 2012 in London, aged 71

TRIBUTES have been paid to the late singer Ronnie Tait, who died at home in the Lawnmarket last Tuesday after a short illness, aged 65.

Born: 11 July, 1929, in Dublin. Died: 12 February, 2012, aged 82

Born: 2 January, 1932, in Edinburgh. Died: 30 January, 2012, in Edinburgh, aged 80

The number of people being made homeless in Scotland fell last year, new figures have revealed.

TRIBUTES Have been paid to Wilma Munro, a highly regarded member of the local amateur dramatic scene, who has died, aged 79.

Born: 27 July, 1946, in Catrine, Ayrshire. Died: 7 February, 2012, in Penn, Buckinghamshire, aged 65.

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Matthew Bilsland, a former deputy head teacher at Preston Lodge High School, has died, aged 88.

Born: 31 October, 1915, in Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Died: 1 February, 2012, in Surrey, aged 96.