A brave Glasgow woman has opened up about the horrific abuse she suffered as a child at a notorious residential school. Lynne Sheerin was one of hundreds of girls who endured mental, physical, and sexual abuse at Fornethy House in Kilry, Angus.
The school opened in August 1960 after being gifted to Glasgow City Council (known then as Glasgow Corporation) by the Coats family and used to provide short-term respite care for girls from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, instead of receiving support and nurture, many students were subjected to unimaginable abuse by teachers and staff.
It took 15 years before the truth came to light and Fornethy House was finally closed down, with many victims too traumatised to tell anyone, even their parents, what had happened to them.
