Hello Lesley,
My name is Irene MacNaughton. My 26 year old son Mike has shown a great interest in his Scottish heritage so we’re planning our trip to Scotland June 2020. We’d like to visit Scone & Black Watch Museum to pay our respects for your Great Uncle Gordon. I’m wondering if you are familiar with the MacNaughtons of Dunderave on Loch Fyne. Mike’s Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather was Dugald MacNaughton 1776-1852. He married Catherine MacFarlane they had 10 children. Their 7th child was Mike’s Great, Great, Great Grandfather John Dugald MacNaughton b. March 16, 1823 in Argyllshire. Dugald & Catherine immigrated with their family to Canada 1830-1832. Do you know how you may be related to Dugald MacNaughton? Thank you for sharing your July message.

Hi Lesley
Thank you for getting in touch. Gordon is remembered in a special memorial area in Scone Palace gardens. He has a oak tree planted alongside his plaque in remembrance of his time as a gardener at the palace and his story was read by Scone Palace head gardener. Hope you are able to visit. His full life story is in the Book Scone Remembers Our Men From the Great War 1914-198, which can be borrowed from Scone or Perth Library or purchased from the Scone Sweetie Shop, The Scone Spar or on line. The book is also available at Scone Palace and The Black watch Meseuem.

Kind regards

Scone Remembers.