The Story of the Appin Murder
by Mary McGrigor
Scottish Cultural Press
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The story
of the
Appin Murder
The ghastly figure on the gibbet stood black against the sky. In the
high winds, the bones, wired together, rattled as though in a macabre
dance of death.
Local people, forced by necessity to go to and fro on the Ballachulish
ferry, shuddered and looked away. Most felt a deep sorrow for the dead
man, James of the Glen, hanged for a crime that they knew he did not
commit.
In this intriguing book, with a Foreword by Lady Stewart of Appin, Mary
McGrigor reveals the startling conclusions of her extensive research
into the murder of Colin Campbell of Glenure on Thursday 14th May 1752.
Not only did the real murderer evade capture and death, but his status
as the son of one of Scotland’s most illustrious heroes has allowed
him, until now, to avoid even the shadow of suspicion. The story of
the Appin Murder, used as the basis for his novel ‘Kidnapped’ by Robert
Louis Stevenson, continues to fascinate and enthrall us 250 years after
the events unfolded.
“If I am innocent,
the grass will not grow on my grave”
Prophesy of Sheumais a’ Ghlinne, James of the Glen, before he was hanged
on 8th November 1752.
To this day, grass never has grown on his grave…………………..
