Funny Scottish epitaphs: St Mungo's Churchyard, Lockerbie She graced the parts of his short life A virtuous virgin and a pleasant wife. Raymond Lamont-Brown: Scottish Epitaphs. Chambers, Edinburgh,1990
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On a cold pillow lies her head Yet it will rise again ‘tis said; So prudently reader how thy walk For if she rise again she’ll talk! Raymond Lamont-Brown: Scottish Epitaphs. Edinburgh, Chambers; 1990
no chivalry, no sanctuary, no mercy
They had in fact every reason to feel safe: they were women, they all belonged to the royal family of Scotland and they had found shelter in a wee chapel dedicated to Saint Duthac, the patron Saint of Tain, a holy man very much revered in medieval Scotland. But they were not safe, not safe... Continue Reading →
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