The gravestone of Robert Hunter
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The gravestone of Robert Hunter
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 22 Jul 2011
The stone is in the churchyard of Image, not far from the entrance beside the main road. As noted in the description of Image, which is located nearby, the burial ground is predominantly rural in character, and the names of local farms appear on many of the stones. "In memory of Robert Hunter, late farmer in Claddoch, who died 4 July MDCCCXXII aged LXVIII years, and Agnes Menzies his wife, who died 14 May 1828, aged 64 years, also five of their children." The Farm Horse Tax Rolls of 1797-98 list Robert Hunter as resident at Claddoch; he would then have been in his mid-forties (according to the inscription). Claddoch (also Cladoch, and Cladoch of Colgrain) long ago ceased to be a farm. However, the ruined farmhouse stood on the shore until recent times, and it has now been converted to a modern dwelling: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.959987
Longitude
-4.646156