An engraved thistle adorns this gravestone, symbolic of Donald McEwen’s homeland. Thistles represent earthly sorrow and can be found on many Scottish gravestones; it is also the national flower of Scotland. He was a native of the Island of Islay in Argyllshire and died at age 74 in 1846. His grave is located at Campbellville … Continue reading Scots Far From Their Native Land→
