Most visitors to the Kilmuir Cemetery are there for Flora MacDonald, and the Celtic cross on her memorial fittingly dominates the view. Dubbed the “Heroine of the Highlands,” she was responsible for assisting Bonnie Prince Charles in his escape from Scotland after the second Jacobite uprising failed. But dig deeper and you’ll find several other surprising stories resting within this cemetery. Behind the ruins of a chapel in the old section of the cemetery lies a knight with a sword and helmet. The carving decorates the grave of Angus Martin,…
