Category Archives: Angus

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”

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”