Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video, with Scottish music, of the Eastern Cemetery on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The first burials took place in 1823. Notable interments include Colonel Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken, born 1826, died 1887, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for service in India; naturalist and aviation pioneer Professor. James Bell Pettigrew, born 1834, died 1908; the architect Reginald Fairlie, born 1883, died 1952, together with his father James Ogilvy Reginald Fairlie, born 1848, died 1916, who was appointed a Chamberlain to Pope Benedict XV; and the artist Wilhelmina Barns Graham, born 1912, died 2004. The cemetery contains a small number of Commonwealth War Graves. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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