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Gamekeeper's wife killed in a tragic accident at a cottage w...

Date 1962
Track ID 17299
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1962.69.B1-3

Original Tape ID

SA1962.069

Summary

Gamekeeper's wife killed in a tragic accident at a cottage where Burke and Hare had been.

It is said the Burke and Hare stopped at a cottage at Glenapp but did not go in. A gamekeeper lived there and on the first day after he was married he left his gun behind the door when he came in. The wind blew the door shut and knocked over the gun, which went off and killed the woman. The house was a ruin in Sandy Archibald's time, with hazel or rowan trees growing through the roof.

Item Location

County - Ayrshire

Parish - Ballantrae

Village/Place - Glenapp

Language

English

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good