Auchallader Burial Ground

Approximate locations of headstones and other rocks (that may be further eroded stones but are now unreadable). These inscriptions were taken around 2003 and further weathering will have occurred since then.

Headstone Key

1. 1.
   The Campbells of Achalader recorded in that name (Auchallader)
   in the great seal register 1729 and by the Lord Lyon King of Arms from 1567 to 1634 and
   a wadset charter from 1710 to 1770 John Campbell of Achalader
   was a leader of the Breadalbane men at the Battle of Sherrifmuir
   in 1715 he and his son were factors and chamberlains to their
   chief Lord Breadalbane from 1696 to 1786 Brigadier A.P.
   Campbell of Achalader DSO, OBE who died in Australia
   on 3rd October 1983 and whose ashes are scattered here was the
   ninth and last in the male line [underneath: crest of Campbells of Glenorchy — Quarterly 1st & 4th gyronny of eight Or and Sable, 2nd Argent a galley Sable, 3rd Or a fess chequy Azure and Argent]
2. 2.
   To Mark
   The Burying ground
   of
   John McCallum
   of Altnafeidha
   wherein
   is already laid
   the bodies of their two sons
   Joh died July 26th 1826
   aged 16 years
   Duncan died July 15th 1835
   aged 17 years
   Erected
   by Alexander
   his son
   1852
3. 3.
   Angus Fletch
   er Ardureck
   nish Erected
   for his son Ronald Fletch
   er 1813
4. 4.
   Arch Fletcher
   of Ardvreck
   nish 1813
5. 5.
   To the memory of
   John Fletcher late
   at Inveroran who
   died upon the 11th of
   Jan 1805m, aged 7[8]
   years placed here
   by his son John [Above: crest of Fletcher — A silver shield with a black cross between four black pellets, each charged with a silver pheon, points downwards]
6. 6.
   Erected
   here by
   Angus Fletcher
   at Inverbheach
   to the memory
   of his Father
   Peter Fletcher
   Late tenant at
   Achalander
7. 7.
   Sacred
   to the Memory
   of
   [?]
   John Fletcher
   42 Regt of Foot
   who served under
   His majesty King
   George the third
   for twenty two
   years A.D. 1824

Notes

Altnafeidha is likely Altnafeadh in Glencoe.

Ardurecknish and Ardvrecknish are likely to be now Ardurecknish near Dalmally.

Inveroran is further down the glen on the Black Mount estate.

The mention of Inverbheach is less clear as the only other direct reference is through Margaret Mason’s book when she references this same marker from her visit in the 1970s.

The 42nd Regiment of Foot is the Black Watch, although John served before it had that name and it was described as the “Royal Highland Regiment”.