May 1, 2008: Pronounced "Dune". Built in the late 1300's. Shooting location of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"; depicts various of the fictional castles in the film (the National Trust backed out at the last minute, so other locations could not be used). The exception is at the end of the film, which was shot at the privately-owned Castle Stalker in Argyll.
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In my previous Dougall post, I mentioned that my perspective toward the family origins had changed. Instead of conjuring a vague Highland past for good old John (fl.1750s) and his antecedents, my horizons contracted closer to home—home being Edinburghshire, latterly known as Midlothian. And the town of Edinburgh embodied the heart of Midlothian. It’s quite apparent that, although my Dougall family history is now in print, the flow of research and information doesn’t necessarily stop. Therefore the blog is the means to serve up sequels, or postscripts. And probably won’t stop me from some idle speculation ... Postcard, undated, West Calder Family History Society John Dougall’s main activity was at West Calder village, located about fifteen miles west of Edinburgh. His “activity” as we know it consists merely of three recorded baptisms in the 1750s for his children. Genealogical convention says the distance a man could walk from his home or birthplace in half a day, or sometimes a whole day, is the usual radius in which ordinary eighteenth century folk connected with employment, for marriage, and where they found or established family ties. Fifteen miles sounds reasonable to me for a healthy young man. Why hadn’t I been thinking that—instead of fleeing from the dire aftermath of Culloden—John might simply have walked away from the religious and political turmoil of 1740s Edinburgh? Would it have been “simple” to do that? A few earlier Dougalls are recorded in the Edinburgh parish of St Cuthbert with no known connections at this time. And there to this day below the famous castle sits St Cuthbert’s—the “West Kirk” of Edinburgh—on the Lothian Road! The National Archives of Scotland has hundreds of items relating to this historic church (CH2/718) including intermittent parishioner lists and examination rolls ... just waiting for a future Dougall family researcher to explore :-) St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, photograph by Jonathon Oldenbuck, 2008. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Cuthberts_Edinburgh.JPG. Probably born in the 17-teens, John Dougall could have been witness to some violent events. Edinburgh citizens were known for public demonstrations. Angry mobs sometimes took to torching and lynching. The year 1732 saw St Cuthbert’s itself a magnet for rioting; dissent over the appointment of a new minister led to police retaliation and far-reaching consequences. In 1742 the kirk beadle was a target in the “body snatcher riots.”[1] Not only that, Rev. Neil McVicar of St Cuthbert’s, a Gaelic-speaking Highlander, supported the government cause during the Jacobite Rebellions. McNeil was vocal in his opposition when Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his army occupied the city for a short while in 1745, and “... there was no public worship in the city itself during this time and many people sought refuge in the countryside.” (emphasis added)[2] Sir Walter Scott monument, photograph CDM 2010. But what about the Heart of Midlothian? Sir Walter saw it as the hated Tolbooth prison and tax (toll) collection office, a large brooding edifice situated in the centre of the old town. It’s not clear to me whether Scott coined the phrase or adopted it from an older usage (his book is densely packed and ripe with colloquial Scots dialect). Recent archaeological evidence shows that a vestige of the old building can be dated to 1386. The Tolbooth had once been a council and parliamentary chamber, but is remembered in notoriety as the scene of hangings, often without benefit of trial, and other atrocities. Scott’s popular novel revolves around the riots and injustices of the 1730s. Demolished in 1817, the building’s former entrance is marked by the mosaic heart inset on the Royal Mile at St Giles Cathedral. The whole Heart of Midlothian notion does not raise quite the same ancient tribal thrills in me as a Highland warrior does. Yet, Edinburgh possesses its own unique excitement as the post-mediaeval town of teetering tenements, outspoken populace, and occasionally nefarious mysteries. I am heartened by the wonderful job the folks at Scottish Monumental Inscriptions are doing with West Lothian and Edinburgh cemeteries. There’s at least one Dougall stone in Calton Old Cemetery, Edinburgh. To be continued, bien entendu. St. Giles Cathedral, photograph, probably by JCH Balmain, 1885, Yerbury Collection. [1] “The Bodysnatcher Riots of 1742,” Edinburgh’s Dark Side (http://edinburghsdarkside.blogspot.com/2008/09/bodysnatcher-riots-of-1742.html : accessed 28 January 2011). [2] “St Cuthbert’s History,” Welcome to St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Lothian Road, Edinburgh (http://www.st-cuthberts.net/index.htm : accessed 28 December 2010).
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Today we hear from David-Waterton-Anderson who is taking over the Tartan Blog for a day to tell his Clan Anderson Story, David is the ' Piping Scot ' and has played his pipes all over the world for a whole host of notable people and we are very excited to share what he has to say! From early trips to France & Germany to play for university Scottish dance teams, European trips have been frequent, including one trip to Moscow. Subsequently, I was invited to become a member of the Scots Guards Association (Scotland) Pipe Band with whom I still play. I first started wearing a kilt in my Scouting days which was MacKenzie tartan, and I bought my very first Anderson kilt at university when I joined the university Scottish Dance Society and I have always taken great pride in the various uniforms that I wear. My Anderson kilt is used for day wear along with my Anderson of Kinneddar kilt, all with civilian style pleating. For evening wear and full military highland dress, I wear Anderson of Ardbrake tartan kilt & plaid. My kilt for use with the Scots Guards is of course a full 7” sett of Royal Stewart tartan, sporting the usual rosettes and kilt star (pin), pleated to the stripe in the military fashion. I joined the Leeds band in my university days and later became a member of the Pontefract band, eventually becoming Pipe Major. I also had a few years playing with the Beverley & District Pipe Band prior to joining the Scots Guards band. I feel honoured to be involved with the annual remembrance services which I have always thought important and piping has been a traditional input I have been able to provide in many Scottish spheres, such as my founding of ‘The Anderson Association,’ and our various gatherings adding that traditional and authentic element to proceedings.
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Caulumn, 24, moved to the Isle of Skye two months ago. The island has long been associated with faeries, with many landmarks being named after them.
Years ago, I met a dear man on a deserted roadside in the Scottish Highlands. I was scrambling to make a TV show about the area, and as if placed there by heaven’s Central Casting, this tender giant of a man was bagpiping to the birds, the passing clouds and the occasional motorist. He had picked a spot that seemed intentionally miles from nowhere. We stopped, and he graciously demonstrated his pipes, giving us a tour of that fascinating symbol of Scottish culture. I’ve never forgotten that
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