Kilmory Castle Burial Ground and Killevin Cemetery

[Martin Briscoe]

Does anyone know if there are plans of Kilmory Castle Burial Ground available anywhere?

I have been photographing war graves for the War Grave Photographic Project and been unable to find two graves.

Lt John Vernon Campbell-Orde is buried at Kilmory Castle Burial Ground, I have the CWGC report but can't find the grave - everything is covered in moss.

Pte Hugh McArthur Munro is buried at Killevin, again I have the CWGC report but can't find the grave despite depending ages looking for it and even getting my tape measure out to try and follow the instructions exactly.

Martin Briscoe

[marart]

Hi Martin

I can show you where John Orde is buried in Kilmory, couldn't describe it to you but could take you there.  Let me know when you will next be in the area and we can meet up.  Not sure about the other one but will see if I can find out more.

Marina

[Martin Briscoe]

Hi Martin

I can show you where John Orde is buried in Kilmory, couldn't describe it to you but could take you there.  Let me know when you will next be in the area and we can meet up.  Not sure about the other one but will see if I can find out more.

Marina

Thanks, I will send you my EMail address and perhaps you can send me an EMail so I can contact direct when I can get down there again.

We have all the other mainland Argyll ones done now.  I not found confirmation of the one in Killevin but the grave that fits with the CWGC description has mother's name that matches the second name of the person I was looking for so must be him.

Be nice to be able to complete the county or at least the mainland part.

MB

[marart]

Hi Martin

Finally got to Kilmory Castle Burial ground last week and took some pictures.  I am not able to attach them here because of the file size and have unfortunately have mis placed your email address.  Could you send me it again and I can forward you on the pictures and the inscription.

Kind Regards

Marina

[Grey Seagull]

Hi Martin,

You obviously got there before I did.  But to answer your question, yes there is a plan.  When I was at the archives in Lochgilphead late summer, the archivist was indexing the burials there.  I only know this because she found a hitherto unknown relative for me - has a bit of an unusual name - buried there.  She gave me location and a map.

However, as I am sure you will agree, the site is rather overgrown and anyone going there needs to know the details of other readable stones in order to locate the plot of interest.  Unfortunately I didn't get that so couldn't be sure exactly where the ancestor is - and still not sure how he is related.  But that's another mystery!

[Martin Briscoe]

Hi Martin,

You obviously got there before I did.  But to answer your question, yes there is a plan.  When I was at the archives in Lochgilphead late summer, the archivist was indexing the burials there.  I only know this because she found a hitherto unknown relative for me - has a bit of an unusual name - buried there.  She gave me location and a map.

However, as I am sure you will agree, the site is rather overgrown and anyone going there needs to know the details of other readable stones in order to locate the plot of interest.  Unfortunately I didn't get that so couldn't be sure exactly where the ancestor is - and still not sure how he is related.  But that's another mystery!

Marina sent me a picture of the one that I was after which I have forwarded to the project.

MB