Annie S. Swan

Notable People associated with Coldingham Village

 

Annie S. Swan (1859 - 1943)

 

A prolific author of light romantic fiction, she wrote 197 novels and was immensely popular in her time though virtually unread today.

Born near Edinburgh, she was a frequent visitor to Templehall Farm on the outskirts of the village and some of her most popular novels were set locally. 

It is a measure of her popularity in the late 19th and  early 20th centuries that houses around Coldingham still bear the names of her most famous titles  viz. Carlowrie,  Aldersyde,  St Vedas,  Orr’s Haven.