Kirkoswald Old Church dates back to 1244 when the monks of Crossraguel Abbey built a stone church to replace the shrine commemorating the great battle fought by St Oswald in 634 AD against the Welsh king, Cadwallon at Heavenfield, near Hexham. The word “kirk” means “church”. It is also possible that Robert the Bruce [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Since Ayrshire is Burns country and I’ve just returned from there, I thought I’d add more to the Burns theme by introducing you to the cottage of Souter Johnnie in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire. Souter Johnnie was a character from the famous Tam O’Shanter poem which Burns wrote in 1790 and is based on one of [...]
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- Lifecruiser: That is such a wonderful palace!!!! Wow!!!! I think it might be one of my absolute favorites so far of the ones you have presented for me during the y
- Pauline Laing: Lovely post - I came across it looking for a nice photo of some shortbread! We went to Scone Palace a few years ago, and enjoyed the maze especiall
- SwordMama: What a VERY interesting post! My brother's name is David Murray; my maiden name is Murray. So I'm wondering if my dad's side of the family came from
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