Cadder Cemetery lies north of Bishopbriggs. The Cemetery is located adjacent to the large and expanding Strathkelvin Retail Park. Although a small road physically separates them, the symbolic contrast between the two could not be starker. The juxtaposition between the silent solemnity of remembrance and the intoxicating allure of consumerism is intense. Thomas rests inContinue reading “Remembering Thomas Brown”
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Remembering Janet and William Miller
On February 20, I paid my first visit to Denny Cemetery. It is located across from Denny High School, an attractive, landscaped Victorian-era cemetery containing various headstones and memorials. The Miller Family memorial is among the grander. It is an elegant granite obelisk in relatively good condition. Siblings Janet and William Miller are commemorated onContinue reading “Remembering Janet and William Miller”
Remembering George Crammond
On par with its counterparts in Balgay and the Western, Dundee’s Eastern Cemetery contains some impressive memorials, many commemorating deceased industrial magnates and their families. The headstone of George Crammond is among the less ornate, but still distinguished. It is a polished granite plinth adorned with a Greek urn, similar to that of fellow Dundonian,Continue reading “Remembering George Crammond”
Remembering James Justice
The grounds of Scone Palace are nothing short of spectacular. Scone Abbey once stood on the site where early medieval Scottish monarchs were crowned atop the famous ‘Stone of Scone’. Centuries later, in 1661, Charles II was crowned King of Scotland at Scone whilst exiled from Cromwellian England. There are few visible remains of theContinue reading “Remembering James Justice”
Remembering Robert Pollock
The East Neuk of Fife boasts one of Scotland’s most picturesque stretches of coastline. The village of Kilconquhar sits inland from the coast. Sitting next to Kinconquhar Loch, the town is dominated by the attractive Georgian Parish Church designed by the celebrated Dickson Brothers. Opened in 1821, the church sits beside the remains of itsContinue reading “Remembering Robert Pollock”
Remembering the Whyte Sisters
The Dundee Telegraph of November 19 1918, reported the severity of influenza in the District of Cupar in neighbouring Fife. The article acknowledged “numerous deaths” with specific reference to the three Whyte sisters, who all died of influenza within a week. I discovered their grave by chance in Leuchars New Cemetery. The new cemetery is located west of Leuchars, adjacentContinue reading “Remembering the Whyte Sisters”
Remembering James Cowan
Camelon Cemetery is one of my favourites. The cemetery is a diverse smorgasbord of headstone designs, spanning from the late Victorian era to the present day. James Cowan rests near the Cemetery’s War Memorial. James died at the King George V Military Hospital in Dublin on October 25 1918, aged twenty-eight, from influenza and pneumonia.Continue reading “Remembering James Cowan”
Comrie War Memorial Re-Dedication
Remembering Christina McArthur Hunter
Cambuskenneth Abbey dates back to the reign of David I of Scotland in the 12th century. Besides the tower, there are few visible remains of the once-grand Abbey. The most famous burial at the site is James III and Margaret of Denmark; their grave is marked by an impressive monument. In comparison, the grave ofContinue reading “Remembering Christina McArthur Hunter”
Remembering Lavinia Swire
Downton, North Yorkshire, has a picturesque churchyard. The remains of many generations of the Crawley Family, the Earls of Grantham rest within its walls. The churchyard is also the resting place of Lavinia Swire, the original fiance of Matthew Crawley, the ill-fated heir to the Earldom of Grantham. Lavinia succumbed to Spanish influenza (and possiblyContinue reading “Remembering Lavinia Swire”
Broken Columns 