Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt In Old Graveyard On History Visit To East Coast Of Arran Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking by trees and gravestones in the old graveyard ancestry on genealogy, family history visit and trip to the East coast of Isle of Arran, Britain, United Kingdom. Also known as Sannox Old Churchyard it is a historic burial ground situated at the entrance to Glen Sannox. Originally established around a nineteenth century church that has since disappeared, the cemetery is closely tied to the Highland Clearances and a notorious Victorian murder case. Just seven years after the church first opened, the Duke of Hamilton cleared the inland village of Glen Sannox to make way for sheep farming. Around 86 residents emigrated from Lamlash to Megantic County, Quebec, where they built a replica of their Sannox church. The Clearances reduced the Sannox congregation to just 12 people, forcing the minister, Rev. MacKay, to take work as a local schoolteacher to survive. He remained on Arran for the rest of his life and was buried in Sannox Graveyard upon his death. The graveyard's most infamous resident is Edwin Rose, a 32 year-old English tourist murdered in July 1889 while hiking Goatfell with a companion, John Laurie. Rose's body was found hidden beneath a boulder in Glen Sannox. Rose was buried beneath a plain headstone in Sannox Graveyard, while local folklore led to his boots being buried separately near the low water mark to stop his spirit from walking. The graveyard holds the grave of Air Vice Marshal Ronald Graham, died 1967, who served as Lord Lieutenant for the County of Bute. 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. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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