The
Graveyard Trees: The rowan tree guards the dead bodies from
evil spirits and witches. That’s why it is planted in churchyards.
The yew tree is an evergreen so it means everlasting life for souls.
That’s why it was planted in the graveyard.
There are buckshot marks on the back of a gravestone. This was because
people sat in the Watch Tower protecting the graves. Someone must
have used his shotgun to frighten off a grave robber.
The Jacobites at Dunlichity: During the ’45
Rebellion, the Jacobites camped in the graveyard of Dunlichity Church
before the Battle of Culloden. They sharpened their swords on the
side of the church because they thought it would give them God’s
blessing.
The Font A Celtic Prayer: About 100 metres along
the road between Dunlichity and Brin there is a rock on the right
side of the road called The Font. It has a deep hole which contains
water even on dry summer days. People used to christen their babies
there. The hole is about half a hand deep.
Long, long ago Strathnairners made it by taking a stone and grinding
a hole in the rock which you can imagine took ages to do. After
that the hole filled when it rained and it was ready for the babies
to get christened or in earlier days used for other religious ceremonies.
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