Walter Shairpe urn, Strathbrock Parish Kirk
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Walter Shairpe urn, Strathbrock Parish Kirk
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 26 May 2014
"This urn contains the heart of Walter Shairpe Esq. His Britannic Majesty's Consul General in Russia. Died 28th July 1787 in St. Petersburg" His ancestor Sir John Shairpe, an advocate, acquired the Houston estate in 1569.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.933632
Longitude
-3.506686