tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post6534433696444496421..comments2024-02-26T08:43:47.488-08:00Comments on Domesticated: Great Gothic Graveyard WalkThe HouseCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-31050277449011251112016-11-14T16:42:01.466-08:002016-11-14T16:42:01.466-08:00Ah, tell you something funny, with the name 'S...Ah, tell you something funny, with the name 'Sickly Sweet' I thought you were a certain lassie fond of making cakes. Yep, I know exactly which spookyperson I am now talking to, and will definitely message you on FB. The antibiotics, etc. worked, and I'm over the chest infection. Last time we met was probably actually at the Hallowe'en rock night, but I was ill still and just leaving, so we met in passing. The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-12422362549032868622016-11-14T12:44:09.319-08:002016-11-14T12:44:09.319-08:00You indeed know who I am, I did suggest to yoursel...You indeed know who I am, I did suggest to yourself and Dave not long ago about meeting up but you were unfortunately Ill at the time and so I had left it but then got caught up in work. If you do plan another trip sometime that may require a bus, I don't mind providing a lift to some if that helps at allAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319307616722993520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-73935167462194276422016-11-14T05:07:21.686-08:002016-11-14T05:07:21.686-08:00Just had another thought! Perhaps the cast-iron gr...Just had another thought! Perhaps the cast-iron grave markers are related to the folk-beliefs around fairies? The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-40426406860645821162016-11-14T05:06:33.827-08:002016-11-14T05:06:33.827-08:00I think the iron fence is supposed to be there to ...I think the iron fence is supposed to be there to keep the fairies in. <br /><br />There's a legend I've heard that there was a musician (I've heard he was a piper, and that he was a fiddler), and he was a travelling musician. He was walking along Glenurquhart road one evening when he was stopped by a wealthy and beautiful woman who asked him if he'd play at her father's feast for a bag of gold coins. The musician agreed, and she walked him up to the top of the hill (in one version there's a door /into/ the hill), and he spends the night at the party. It turns out she's a fairy, and her father is fairy-lord. The musician spends seven hours on the hill, but when he comes back down in the morning, everything has changed because it's been seven years in the regular world. In one version of the story, he goes into the Old High Church to check the date, but dies as soon as he crosses the threshold because he'd eaten fairy-food at the feast and thus inadvertently tied his soul to the fairy-world (or something; I didn't understand why eating fairy food would make you die from church). The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-85659193938171494822016-11-13T19:10:13.330-08:002016-11-13T19:10:13.330-08:00I love the Tomnahurich Cemetery. I use to go walki...I love the Tomnahurich Cemetery. I use to go walking there with my dad a lot as a kid. There use to be pheasants too. The whole place is locally known as the Fairy Hill because they build an iron fence round it and fairies can't fly across iron. <br /><br />Eilidh :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444871796306424511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-26233045442501379482016-11-13T18:13:59.056-08:002016-11-13T18:13:59.056-08:00I think I know who you are I.R.L, if so, I'm s...I think I know who you are I.R.L, if so, I'm sure that's possible and I'll tell you about the plans for the next one either next time we meet or on Facebook. I'd like to do a 'Spooky Snow Social' - basically, a winter version of this, but it depends on a whole heap of variables. The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-89168703105123824992016-11-13T17:27:47.667-08:002016-11-13T17:27:47.667-08:00I liked the pictures and the walk looked really in...I liked the pictures and the walk looked really interesting. If possible, I would love to join you should you have another one. I'd like to experiment with a bit of photography myself Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319307616722993520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-5166498103708162052016-11-13T17:18:49.062-08:002016-11-13T17:18:49.062-08:00From what I gather due to the tendency for certain...From what I gather due to the tendency for certain branches of the church to schism, and then reunite later, and as some groups have diminished or dwindled entirely, and then new groups form, there's quite a few older chapels that have been converted into other things - I like it best when it's a new community facility, too - and also the inverse; buildings never intended as churches being repurposed into them. Apparently Inverness has a new church in what, when I had last been there, was the Nepalese all-you-can-eat buffet! The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-17960867719824564792016-11-13T16:48:16.489-08:002016-11-13T16:48:16.489-08:00It looks like a really interesting day going throu...It looks like a really interesting day going through the local cemeteries. I love the quirky book shop, I really like when people find new and interesting way of using disused churches for the community.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306376518336141023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-10888401360165183992016-11-13T12:58:51.084-08:002016-11-13T12:58:51.084-08:00There's not many Goths because there's jus...There's not many Goths because there's just not many people - I do come across Goth tourists here sometimes, visiting probably for those exact reasons (and I tend to take on the role of tour-guide, lol!). <br /><br />Clava Cairns and the local standing stones are literally millennia old. It makes me feel very young and insignificant when I visit them... Makes a change from feeling positively elderly when I'm around the teenage Goths and babybats!<br /><br />I really want to go on some ghost tours. Several people have suggested I /lead/ one because I'm fairly into both the paranormal AND local history, but I feel like I am not knowledgeable enough, and there are others locally who could do much better. The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-49218181783257711992016-11-13T12:43:01.752-08:002016-11-13T12:43:01.752-08:00one thing's for sure: You have lots of interes...one thing's for sure: You have lots of interesting places to visit in your area--and they're so old! It's somewhat surprising to me that in such an environment there aren't many more goths living there than there actually are. The Scottish Highlands should be a Mecca for people like us. <br /><br />It's interesting that you just posted this, because I am supposed to be leading a historic ghost tour in my community early next month. While this area is not nearly as old, or should I say ancient, as yours, we nevertheless have an interesting history and some alleged supernatural occurrences associated. One such occurrence affected me directly. It should be fun. Nightwindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148270720593016700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-56489706977243047062016-11-13T10:48:42.761-08:002016-11-13T10:48:42.761-08:00Photos aren't my best; I need to practice ding...Photos aren't my best; I need to practice dingy weather photography.The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-10829849742767145862016-11-13T10:47:46.969-08:002016-11-13T10:47:46.969-08:00It's not obvious from the canal, as it's m...It's not obvious from the canal, as it's mostly obscured by trees. It's within 100m of the swing bridge, up the wooded hill. The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-52387251358996913032016-11-13T10:03:48.399-08:002016-11-13T10:03:48.399-08:00It was from Whin Park, perhaps we went past it wit...It was from Whin Park, perhaps we went past it without spotting it?<br />We got as far as a spot that's popular with campers/drinkers I think, as there were a lot of trees with carved messages on them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366271837648981175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-34831963687422515492016-11-13T09:53:21.264-08:002016-11-13T09:53:21.264-08:00That depends on where you're starting! It'...That depends on where you're starting! It's probably just under 1km from the Bught Park/Whin Park/Ice Centre/Aquadome sort of area. It's on one of the service 8 bus routes. It's probably 3km from PC World/Aldi/Co-Op supermarket end. Check on Google Maps or similar as I'm not the best at estimates.The HouseCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783576090040274742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-27294173947437478972016-11-13T09:41:26.129-08:002016-11-13T09:41:26.129-08:00Looks like it was a decent turnout in the end :)
...Looks like it was a decent turnout in the end :)<br /><br />How far along the canal is the Tomnahurich cemetery?<br />I've been along the canal before with a few mates some years ago on a spontaneous meander, but we didn't walk all the way along as we had to mind the time with regards to getting train home.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5406319356659344188.post-86984783083735895622016-11-13T09:33:25.781-08:002016-11-13T09:33:25.781-08:00An exiting walk indeed, lovely photos to go with.An exiting walk indeed, lovely photos to go with.duckyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165736056932079311noreply@blogger.com