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Adam Brown
Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:33 am Post subject: 18th Century grave at Novar? |
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There should be a grave of an officer killed at Falkirk in 1746 in Easter Ross...
http://www.archive.org/stream/kirkwallinorkne00hossgoog/kirkwallinorkne00hossgoog_djvu.txt
Colonel Monro was killed at Falkirk, 17th January 1746, and his body was brought to Novar for burial. The tombstone was supplied from the grounds of a neighbouring laird on the opposite side in politics. This gentleman, on being twitted by a friend for his inconsistency in erecting a monument to his political opponent, replied that he would be glad to lay tombstones over Novar and all of his way of thinking. |
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Ghostwhisperer
Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 3799 Location: Ross-Shire
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apanderson
Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 6903 Location: Stirlingshire
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:50 am Post subject: |
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It appears that he was buried in Falkirk - the Parish Churchyard to be exact.
I have photos of his tomb (which I could have sworn I had already posted, but obviously not!)
Photos now posted, see: http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/viewtopic.php?p=21269#21269
I've added an addition to Ghostwhisperer's post (link in previous post) to show the inscription of the stone in Falkirk.
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