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Hi, my name is Evelyn and I am a Battlefield Guide, Writer and Freelance Journalist. I write about the Great War, World War Two and Scottish history. Mostly I write about people and their stories. I love finding out new stuff.

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Glenelg War Memorial: A Hidden Highland Treasure with a Poignant Story

In my years as a battlefield guide and researcher, I’ve visited many war memorials. One of the most dramatic is Le Mort-Homme, the First World War memorial near Chattancourt,...

“God’s anger touched her and she slept”

Epitaph of a young woman in a Scottish Highland graveyard On the Mam Ratagan Pass Evelyn McKechnie Jan 08, 2026 I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Glenelg recently - a...

City of the Dead

Lambhill Cemetery, Western Necropolis and St Kentigerns Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland by Evelyn McKechnie There are three vast cemeteries north of Glasgow, all adjoining which are...

Lt Stuart Boyd, Painter – Soldier

The story of a soldier painter – Lt Stuart Boyd by Evelyn McKechnie Lt Stuart Boyd was the only son of Alexander Stuart Boyd and Mary Stuart Boyd from Glasgow. The trio were...

McGregor Despite Them!

Rob Roy McGregor and the Persecuted Clan by Evelyn McKechnie Scotland has a blood-soaked and turbulent history that once pitted clan against clan, witnessing a brutal civil war,...

A Family of Artists

by Evelyn McKechnie This is the story of a Glasgow family of three artists, father, mother and of their only son who died in the Great War. This talented trio would leave their...