The Witch Project - Wardlaw Mausoleum, Kirkhill
The Wee Theatre Festival 2015
5 September, Inverness-shire
A Brief History of the Lovat Frasers at Wardlaw Mausoleum
A brief history of the Lovat Frasers by Paul K. Lang of Living History Presentations.
Lovat Fraser Coffins in the Crypt at Wardlaw Mausoleum
A look inside our crypt.
We start with Simon Fraser, The Old Fox (1670 - 1747) beside the wall, next to his son Simon the Master (1726 - 1782). His other son, Archibald (1736 - 1815), is against the back wall. At the far side against the wall is Jane Fraser (1741 - 1819), Archibald's wife, and Henry Emo Fraser (1768 - 1782) infront of her, Archibald's son. The small coffin is another son of Archibald, John George Hugh (1778 - 1779), who died when he was 5 months old.
Kirkhill and Kiltarlity Churches 01
Church of Scotland parishes of Kirkhill and Kiltarlity
Scotland - A862 Kirkhill to Inverness
Inch Abbey graveyard Mausoleums
I'm back down at Inch Abbey outside Downpatrick. This time I'm in the adjoining graveyard to look at the examples of mausoleums found there.
The graveyard at Inch abbey is marked out by a walled enclosure to the north of the old abbey. The abbey is about half a mile south of the new road from Crossgar to Downpatrick across a new Quoile bridge It is in the townland and parish of Inch. The word means an island and it was one in the Quoile marshes until modern times The site is very beautiful overlooking the river and Downpatrick Cathedral. A Celtic monastery existed here of which little is known but in 1180 John de Courcy established a Cisterican abbey. the nave of which was completed about 1200 The abbey church fell into ruins in the fifteenth century and a new parish church was built in 1610 in the centre of the present grave- yard (Lewis) A stone from this church or earlier is over the Maxwell vault and a crucifixion scene of this period is in the modern church The ruins of the church were pulled down to make way for the Maxwell vault, which dominates the graveyard Two old stones of 1662 have been built into the approach to this and are the oldest extant in the graveyard though one to Melville of 1628 formerly existed in the abbey. The graveyard Is in very good order but the Gray stone had to be pieced together from about 30 fragments,.The present Inch Parish Church is 1 miles to the north and was built in 1730 with a tower added in 1784 and an aisle In 1826 One memorial tablet from it has been included below There is no graveyard round this church The Parish registers are preserved in parochial custody, baptisms from 1767, marriages from 1764 and burials from 1788 Two inscriptions from the graveyard are included in Memorials of the Dead, XI, 26 In the Linen Hall Library (Blackwood Collection) is a typed volume entitled 'Gossiping about the Parish of Inch' by T W Hanna, dated 1861.
Stars of kirkhill
billy and i playing at stars of kirkhill, sorry about picture quality but sounds not too bad!
Inside Achnagairn Castle Wedding Venue, Inverness Scotland
Not quite a castle as many of us would understand it, nevertheless a very old building/manor/laird house with a long historical pedigree.
We are over just outside Kirkhill, Inverness, Scotland for our niece's wedding. This is a short walk round the inside of this beautiful olde worlde wedding venue/boutique hotel.
Achnagairn Castle, now a Scottish castle hotel, has recently been restored to its former glory and has now opened its doors as a Scottish Castle Hotel and exclusive use venue.
Set in the Highlands, the setting for historical Bonnie Prince Charlie, and the magical Outlander series, Achnagairn is steeped in the past. The castle is built on an ancient site. Indeed, the word Achnagairn means “Field of the Cairns”, and there has been a significant house on the site for the past 400 years. A date-stone which is now incorporated into the fireplace in the library proudly reads 1663, and the castle as it now stands was built circa 1812. There is a crest on the exterior wall outside the reception hall, which bears the proud Latin inscription: ‘Peaceful but Prepared for Battle’, a reminder of Scotland’s turbulent history, of warring clans and fierce swordsmen. The original part of the castle was built to three storeys with fabulous architectural features such as the conical main entrance tower and the two bell-shaped towers that overlook the garden. Other typically ‘Scottish’ features are the crow-stepped gables. The Ballroom and rear service quarters with inner court were then added in 1912. The Ballroom’s enormous fireplace bears this date as a memento of the 21st birthday of the owner’s daughter, and in fact the Grand Hall was a gift for the occasion.
Throughout its development, the castle has been lucky enough to acquire unique and superb examples of architecture and interior design features. For this reason, Achnagairn is currently a listed heritage building with Grade B classification. In the Second World War, the castle was used as a hospital. The ballroom was full of beds, and as the soldiers grew stronger, a favourite past-time was to throw each others’ clothes onto the elephant tusk which hung high above on the ballroom walls! This is precisely the era in which the Outlander series’ characters live. They are transported from the 1940s back several centuries, and when you are in Achnagairn’s wood-panelled surrounds, whether you are an Outlander fan or not, you too can hear the past echoing around you.
Achnagairn Castle is a stunning venue only 7 miles from Inverness. It has 24 individually-designed bedrooms, sleeping up to 55 and also has a magnificent ballroom perfect for weddings or corporate events. Open as a hotel in the summer months.
Achnagairn Castle is a privately owned 5* luxury venue in Scotland, open to guests either on a hotel basis, or as an exclusive use venue for weddings or corporate events.
Over the summer months, Achnagairn opens its doors as a boutique hotel with 21 ensuite bedrooms, serving breakfast and dinner in luxurious surrounds.
For the rest of the year, the castle is a 5* exclusive use venue catering for groups of up to 200 for romantic weddings, family gatherings or corporate events.
The castle itself can sleep up to 55 in 24 beautiful bedrooms, many with four-poster beds and whirlpool baths. There are several reception rooms for use either as meeting rooms for delegates, or indeed for relaxing by a log fire. The jewel in our crown though is the stunning vaulted ballroom, taking up to 200 for dinner or 260 for drinks and dancing. The room is truly breath-taking, ideal for a gala dinner or indeed a great wedding banquet.
200 metres from the castle, Achnagairn has 7 Large Luxury Lodges, with a further 38 bedrooms, which can either be rented in conjunction with the castle, or on their own for smaller groups. There is also a brand new restaurant - Table Manors - in one of the lodges.
Achnagairn offers you the freedom to plan your event exactly as you want it, whether a conference, meeting or celebration. We strive to make guests feel refreshed, inspired and invigorated after their stay, living up to our motto of ‘Escape the Ordinary’.
2018 Inverness
Het whisky-avontuur ging dit jaar richting Inverness in Schotland.
We betrokken met 10 man het haunted house in Kirkhill, waar de spoken `s avonds rond dwaalden.
We hadden weer een druk programma en bezochten de distilleries van Glen Old, Dalmore, Glenmorangie en Tomatin. Na al dat tasten van whisky`s hebben we ook goed gezorgd voor de inwendige mens en is het ons zelfs dit jaar gelukt een mooie wandeling te maken door net natuurgebied van Abernethy. Met een drone hebben we mooie opnames kunnen maken, maar bij het afsluitende bezoek aan Lochness liet Nessie zich helaas niet zien.
11.2.17 Rosie and Als Wedding at Achnagairn Castle
5stardiscos.com - Wedding disco for Rosie and Al MacGregor at Achnagairn Castle ear Inverness by DJ Graham from 5 Star Discos
snow drive
drivin up to the writers centre near cabrich invernessish