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theinconvenientlifestyle · 14 days

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scotianostra · 4 months

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Reverend Robert Kirk was born on December 9th 1644 at Aberfoyle.

Kirk was the seventh and youngest son of James Kirk, minister at Aberfoyle, Perthshire. He studied theology at St Andrews and received his master's degree at Edinburgh in 1661. He became minister of Balquhidder in 1664, and later of Aberfoyle, from 1685 until his death in 14 May 1692.

Robert Kirk is best known for his book “The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies” in 1691. In his book Kirk tells stories about folk who had contact to fairies including himself. Kirk also believed that the local Doon Hill was the gateway to the world of the fairies, also described as “The Secret Commonwealth“. Kirk is also known as the first person to translated the bible into Gaelic.

Reverend Kirk was a former resident of the Old Manse which is situated nearby the Fairy Knowe. The same house is known for the place where Sir Walter Scott wrote his famous poem “The Lady of the Lake“.

Not much off a story as such, but it was what happened after his death that is the bones of this post.

Having collapsed on Doon Hill during the night he was carted home and died of a suspected heart attack, but It is said that Reverend Kirk actually didn’t die on the hill but was carried away by the fairies. Thereafter Reverend Kirk appeared as a vision in front of his cousin Graham. He told him that he was not dead and that he would appear at the christening of Graham’s child. For Reverend Kirk it would be the only way to come back to life. When he appeared at the christening, Graham was to throw an iron dagger over Kirk. This would release him from captivity. Graham was too scared though and couldn’t do it. Now it is believed that Reverend Kirk’s soul is still inside the lone Scots Pine tree on Doon Hill.

His walks to Doon hill started usually from the church or The Manse. Doon hill is also known as “Fairy Knowe” or “Dun Sithean”. Locally the fairies have the name “Sithe”. The fairy walk leads to the conical hill which is situated in a relatively flat landscape by Aberfoyle.

Second two pics are his his grave at Aberfoyle

Much more about the Rev here https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/.../the-supernatural.../

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thedogeverr · 1 year

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