‘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’
Tag: murder
Hunchback skeleton find
This is a newspaper report from 5 July 1968. I have not been able to find out if this murder was ever solved:
Brodie’s cairn
Brodie’s Cairn, Parish of Aberdour: The tradition is as follows: Footnote: I made this film over ten years ago at Clenterty farm, where a ‘Peter Gordon’ once laboured: Intensely Local: … Continue reading Brodie’s cairn
‘Wife of Otto’
In front of Dunblane cathedral there is a dark marble grave with a fallen cross. The design is very stark and the fallen cross long and thin. It looks manly. … Continue reading ‘Wife of Otto’
A Dishonest Sweep
Philip Hughes (1836-1896), a Chimney Sweep who lived and worked in Edinburgh, had a troubled life. His family, and the City he lived in, were also troubled by his behaviour. … Continue reading A Dishonest Sweep
Fifeshire Murder
The murder of 15 year old Michael Swinton Brown, ‘Mickey’ as he was known locally in the quiet mining village of East Wemyss. On Saturday 20th February 1909, one national … Continue reading Fifeshire Murder
The Ardlamont Mystery
The Ardlamont Murder (also known as the Ardlamont Mystery), which took place in Argyll, Scotland, on 10 August 1893, gave rise to two high-profile court cases: a murder trial in … Continue reading The Ardlamont Mystery