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In memory of all members of the
Belgian Special Air Service Regiment who under the command of Colonel E. Blondeel, D.S.O. were stationed at Loudoun Castle during 1944 and who wish to express their gratitude for the hospitality and friendship extended to them by the Loudoun Family and the people of
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and following his directions his right hand was cut off and buried with his wife, Flora Mure-Campbell, Marchioness of
Hastings and 6th Countess of Loudoun (1780 – 8 January 1840) who was the second daughter of James Mure-Campbell, 5th Earl of Loudoun and Lady Flora Macleod. This wish was complied
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of the same year. Members of the 5th SAS returned for 50th anniversary celebrations on 7 November 1994 and during the course of this, gave money to
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The old kirk is situated next to the site of the village of
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and the village was abandoned. Foundations of the cottages can be seen in local fields close to the lane. A plan to build a new village in the 1990s came to nothing.
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worship in the surrounding area. It is widely regarded as having been founded in 1451, with most local historians taking this date from an 1890 translation of the
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cast in raised lettering and was used at funeral processions; it was held by Mrs Semple at
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who were fighting the Irish MacDonnels who had invaded the west of
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The establishment of Loudoun Kirk marks the earliest known
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The Poetical Works of Janet Little, The Scotch Milkmaid
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