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Historylinks Museum, Dornoch 

The Widow Douglas Cairn

A sad winter's tale reported in a letter from J Peacock to Duke of Sutherland Acc. 10225/341 1880 Dec 6th."I regret to have to report that Widow Douglas of Inchoraig [opposite Tressady] whose house Your Grace may remember as being very close to the railway - lost her life on the Hill last week. She took some young cattle to the Kyle Market on Tuesday last - which she sold, and in returning home across the Hills on a very stormy afternoon she appears to have lost her strength and fallen down in the dark, having travelled out of her way a little - her body was found on the evening of Friday within a quarter mile of her own house. She lived alone and her absence created no alarm for the first day or two, as it was supposed she had stayed with some friends about Linside. Enquiry was [504] then made about her, and a party went out in search of her, with the result above mentioned.She was a sister of Mr D Mackay the Ross-shire Road Surveyor - Neil another brother has a lot at Inchcape - and there is a sister Christy who is living near to Neil. Christy Douglas - sister in law of the deceased occupies a small house adjoining that of Widow Douglas - the notes that the poor woman had received for her cattle were found in her pocket and a short distance from where the remains were discovered, her umbrella and shawl were found - the night was very dark and wet."

Rogart - The Story of a Sutherland Crofting Parish

by John Macdonald

2nd Edition - now with appendix and index 

No history of Rogart would be complete without its folk and their stories.

 ISBN 0 95311724 4 9

440 pages, 2008 offer: £17.50 inc. postage worldwide (surface mail)

Available on line, contact John McDonald.E-mail < >
Telephone 01408 641265.

Or from Rogart Post Office Stores, Rogart, Sutherland, IV28 3XA.- Tel: 01408 641 200.