Poland to Braemar
Press and Journal, 8 January 1927:
Tag: burial grounds
‘This grave is never to be opened’
I will be heading North on my next wee adventure with Big Ted, to explore lost and forgotten parts of Sutherland and Caithness. One of the places we hope to … Continue reading ‘This grave is never to be opened’
‘Are aulder than auld Perth’
The Mercer family was said to be “aye aulder than auld Perth”. In return for giving the North and South Inches to the people of Perth, the Mercer family were … Continue reading ‘Are aulder than auld Perth’
Achravole
The graves of three people who were buried in this small enclosure in 1830. They had all died of Cholera and their friends declined to carry them any further for … Continue reading Achravole
And. The. Just / Who.
John Matheson of Bennetsfield followed the Earl of Cromarty in 1745, in support of Prince Charles, and fought on that side, with some of his brothers, on the fatal field … Continue reading And. The. Just / Who.
grave full of years
Here in Radical Park where the unemployed were once employed: semi-circular spandrels still rise up into an arch. Father-to-son, until 1902 – ballads foretold that the Celtic Graemes would ‘never to … Continue reading grave full of years
Day of the Dead at Killin
In last week’s Stirling Observer I came across this report about the MacNab burial ground on the island of Innis Bhuidhe, Killin: I visited this island in March of this … Continue reading Day of the Dead at Killin