Daviot Churchyard sits next to the northbound A9, six miles south of Inverness. Set on a small hill, the churchyard has attractive views over the surrounding countryside and is adorned by the beautiful church. The grave of Evelyn Mary Mackintosh is one of two Commonwealth War Graves in Daviot Churchyard. Evelyn Mackintosh, Assistant Principal inContinue reading “Remembering Evelyn Mary Mackintosh”
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Remembering Helena Stewart Bennet
Dating back to 1867, Arbroath’s Western Cemetery is known for its elegance. It is meticulously planned and landscaped, with the highlight being the striking, albeit somewhat ostentatious, Mortuary Chapel. This chapel was commissioned by Patrick Fraser of nearby Hospitalfield House and completed in 1875. Near the chapel lies the resting place of Helena Stewart Bennett,Continue reading “Remembering Helena Stewart Bennet”
Remembering Alice Victoria Plimmer
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is located on the western side of the Perth Road roundabout in the town center of Dunblane. Near the church grounds stands a small statue of a bear and a fox, commemorating the sixteen children and their teacher who tragically lost their lives in the Dunblane Primary School Massacre on MarchContinue reading “Remembering Alice Victoria Plimmer”
Remembering Daniel Halkerston
Liff, Benvie and Invergowrie is a rural parish on the western edge of Dundee straddling both Angus and Perth and Kinross Council territories. The area is best known as the site of the former mental asylum – the Royal Dundee Liff Hospital. The building still stands, but it has been converted into housing. On aContinue reading “Remembering Daniel Halkerston”
Remembering Sister Christina Jack
Thurso Cemetery is among the most northern on the UK mainland. The cemetery is located on the southern outskirts of the town. Thurso native Christina Jack died from influenza and inflammation of the lungs on October 22, aged thirty-five, at the Birmingham War Hospital in Rednal, where she served as a nursing sister. Her bodyContinue reading “Remembering Sister Christina Jack”
Braco Suicide Graves
In 1823, an Act of Parliament was passed, lifting the ban on the burial of suicide victims in consecrated ground. The practice likely continued despite the legislation. According to superstition, the souls of those who took their own lives would return to haunt their families, or their bodies would be reanimated as vampires. Consequently, suicideContinue reading “Braco Suicide Graves”
Remembering William Carrigan
Airbles Road Cemetery is located on the outskirts of Motherwell, near the River Clyde. Historically, Motherwell was the centre of steel manufacturing in Scotland. The variety of headstones in the cemetery reflects the social hierarchy of the heavy industry that once dominated the area. Among those buried there is William Carrigan, a resident of Motherwell.Continue reading “Remembering William Carrigan”
Remembering Jane Taylor
Jane Taylor passed away from influenza and related complications at the age of forty-two on January 7th, 1919, at Easter Fannyside Farm in Cumbernald. Her untimely death came just a week after her son, James, succumbed to the same illness. She is buried alongside her son and husband in Old Cumbernauld Cemetery. Jane Stewart wasContinue reading “Remembering Jane Taylor”
Remembering James Taylor
Many people (myself included) associate the name ‘Cumbernauld’ with one of several ‘new towns’ constructed in Scotland after the Second World War. An ambitious civil and social engineering project, the New Town of Cumbernauld was built to reduce overpopulation in nearby Glasgow, providing residents of ‘slums’ with proper housing and access to amenities. As aContinue reading “Remembering James Taylor”
Remembering Helen MacKenzie
Old Monklands Cemetery is situated on the outskirts of Coatbridge, on a south-facing hillside with impressive views towards nearby Bellshill, Uddingston, Rutherglen and the eastern fringe of Glasgow. The peace is disturbed only by the rush of traffic from the neighbouring M8 Motorway, Scotland’s busiest road. Helen MacKenzie, the only child of Donald and AnnieContinue reading “Remembering Helen MacKenzie”
Broken Columns 