Family moved body from one burial ground to another at the d...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
25089
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1966.19.B6
Original Tape ID
Summary
Family moved body from one burial ground to another at the dead of night.
Jack Cockburn's grandfather was riding down Preston Cleugh in the middle of the night when he was alarmed to see a funeral coming towards him. He moved aside to let it pass, and later found out what had been going on. A prominent member of the Turnbull family of Abbey St Bathans had been buried a few days before in their usual burial ground at Bunkle. The family had been dissatisfied with the burial plot and decided to have the body reburied at Abbey St Bathans.
Item Subject/Person
Turnbull family
Item Location
County - Berwickshire
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good