Three sisters of Auchenvennel
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Three sisters of Auchenvennel
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 12 Sep 2012
The memorial is in the kirkyard of Image (and can be seen in that photograph). For additional context, see Image The main inscription reads: "Here lyes intrred Ann Margrat and Janet McFarlands of Robert McFarland and Margrat of Achavenal 1728" Later additions appear in smaller text below the figures. The three sisters named in the main inscription, Ann, Margaret and Janet, born in the 1680s-90s, are represented in the carving. Searching for further details will turn up a tale about the girls dying for the sake of fashion, from a habit of being too tightly-laced: an implausible story that was clearly inspired by the narrow-waisted appearance of the carved figures, and which no doubt originated as a joke. Auchenvennel (the later spelling) was a farmstead in Glen Fruin; see Image and Image
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Image Location
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56.017239
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-4.781019