Welcome To The Davidson Cottage
PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF THE DAVIDSON COTTAGE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
The Davidson Legacy Cottage – Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), charity registration number SC052174, was established in December 2022. This charity, dedicated to saving and preserving the Davidson legacy Cottage for generations to come, was born from the tireless efforts of the Davidson Legacy Preservation Group (DPLG). This volunteer-run group was instrumental in raising awareness of the Scottish heritage of the Davidsons from Harley-Davidson®, who lived at the cottage before immigrating to the USA in 1857.
Thanks to the continued efforts of the DPLG volunteers, the unwavering support of the local community, vital funding from the UK Government’s Community Ownership Fund, and a significant contribution from the Harley-Davidson® Motor Company, the SCIO successfully secured community ownership of the cottage in March 2025.
Annual Poker Run 2025
- Davidson Cottage
- August 3, 2025
- 1100
Get ready for some fun on wheels! With a cash prize for best hand and top raffle prize from Roadskin. We’re rolling out the welcome mat for all vehicles – motorcycles, trikes, classic cars, custom rides, trucks, SUVs, you name it!
THE SCOTTISH ROOTS OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON
The scottish roots of the world's most iconic motorcycle
The Davidson family has its roots in the tiny village of Aberlemno near the small market town of Brechin in northeast Scotland. Alexander (Sandy) Davidson was the wright at Netherton Smiddy (blacksmith’s shop), where he lived in the two-bedroom smiddy cottage with his wife, Margaret, their six children and two workers. It was from this picturesque cottage, nestled in the beautiful rolling Scottish countryside that Sandy and Margaret travelled to their new life in Wisconsin, USA. There, one of their sons, William C, met and married another Scot, Margaret McFarlane, from Stirlingshire. Three of their children, Arthur, Walter and William, along with Englishman Bill Harley, became the founders of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company®.
The Cottage is now Owned and rUn by the community
Nyree Aitken- Project Co-Ordinator
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Find out more about ways to help support the Davidson Cottage. This important piece of motorcycle history is now owned by you, the community, and we would love for you to become involved. Get in touch today and lets work together.
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