Bog Bodies: Cladh Hallan to Betty Corrigall

Annie and Jenny return to their beloved bogs to have a look at human bodies that have been buried and preserved in peat. From Bronze Age mummies, to the Gunnister Man’s unique knitted garments, we examine the human remains and artefacts that have been excavated from bogs. We tell the tragic history of Betty Corrigall, a young woman buried on the boundary between two parishes. Thanks to Orkney Archives and the National Museum of Scotland for answering some strange questions about bog bodies. Come and see Annie’s play! The Wound, the Rag and the In-Between follows a Highland journalist as she unravels a Victorian death. She exposes secrets that had been buried for generations. By the clootie tree, in a place meant for recovery and wellbeing, tragic forces are looming, ever-present. Book online at: Independently made in the Highlands, Stories of Scotland is gratefully funded through listener support on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bog Bodies: Cladh Hallan to Betty Corrigall is an episode from Stories of Scotland by Annie and Jenny.

This episode is 1:03:47 long.

This episode was published on Apr 15, 2024.

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