by Evelyn | Jul 26, 2023 | Covenanters, WomensHistory
Tragic Tales of Covenanter Women by Evelyn McKechnie Wigtown – Martyrs Stake Wooden raised walkway out to the mudflats and place of execution The estuary of the River Bladnoch leads out to the nature reserve of Wigtown Bay in the south of Scotland. This...
by Evelyn | Jun 21, 2023 | The Great War
THE TRAGEDY OF ST OMER ‘Sad’ Nurses Row at Longuenesse, St Omer – Northern Franceby Evelyn McKechnie Four Scottish nurses were killed by enemy bombing on the night of 30th September 1917 at St Omer. Two were VADS and two were from the Territorial...
by Evelyn | May 13, 2023 | Covenanters, Scotland, Scots
The Battle of Philiphaugh 1645 This must be one of the spookiest, eeriest places I have visited in Scotland. Located deep in the Philiphaugh Estate, this monument to Covenanter battle is a stone-cobbled cairn, 20 foot high and 18 yards around the base. It stands on an...
by Evelyn | Apr 3, 2023 | The Great War
“The soldiers’ graves are the greatest preachers of peace.” (Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate). This cemetery was first laid out by German soldiers in 1914 for those killed in the battle of the Yser. In 1914 Flanders became a battlefield and it was here...
by Evelyn | Mar 26, 2023 | Scotland, Scots
Battle of Bothwell Bridge Memorial This obelisk commemorates the Covenanters that fell at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge which took place on 22nd June 1679. The monument was dedicted in 1903 on the 224th anniversary of the battle. Background The National Covenant was...
