Amusing Epitaphs

It is said that this is the grave of angus martin (aonghas na gaoithe). he had a reputation of being being fearless and going out to sea in any weather, which earned him a lasting nickname of angus of the wind or angus of the storm. he also earned himself some good press for his time spent fighting in ireland.

Now here is where his story gets a bit contested. It is said that he stole this slab from a king’s grave on the holy Isle of Iona, so he could have it for himself. This story is debated, however. First of all, to channel Boromir (nerd alert!), one does not simply walk onto Iona and steal a king’s gravestone from such an important place. There is apparently a written record from well known 17th Century Island wanderer Martin Martin stating that Angus did take the stone from Iona, but he took it by arrangement with Clan MacDonald to bring it to their cemetery in Kilmuir. This seems more plausible than secretly absconding with an important stone only to prominently display it on Skye. But hey, there are a lot of wild stories in the MacDonald clan history!

Grave of Robin Hood.



Died: November / 8 / 1247.

"Here under this little stone
Lies Robert Earl of Huntingdon
Never has an archer been so good
And people called him Robin Hood
Outlaws like him and his men
England will never see it again."

Western Yorkshire England.