Peer’s body that was stolen
A short film about the snatching of the body of the 10th Earl of Crawford from the Dunecht chapel, Aberdeenshire. The stars my camp: To play this short film please … Continue reading Peer’s body that was stolen
Tag: Monument
The Mortlich Obelisk
A film about the Mortlich Obelisk to the 10th Marquis of Huntly. The obelisk collapsed on the 7th November 1912. The iron cross that surmounted it survives, but broken, it … Continue reading The Mortlich Obelisk
Elizabeth and Ada [two girls singing]
This elegant angel stands in Warriston cemetry, Edinburgh. It was raised to remember two sisters: Elizabeth Charlotte Turnbull who died aged 15 months of Typoid Fever: Ada Isabella Turnbull who died … Continue reading Elizabeth and Ada [two girls singing]
The Muses claim’d him
At the edge of a field, north of Crookston Wood, parish of Heriot, there is an undated monument taking the form of an obelisk: The Ordnance Survey book of 1856 … Continue reading The Muses claim’d him