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'''Betty Corrigall''' ({{fl}}{{circa}} 1770) was a [[British people|Scot]] whose body was found 150 years after her suicide and burial in an unmarked grave. Her grave is now a popular tourist site on Orkney, and she was the inspiration behind the 2012 album ''Orkney: Symphony of the Magnetic North'' by [[The Magnetic North]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/12371-the-magnetic-north-andre-de-ridder-live-review|title=The Quietus {{!}} News {{!}} LIVE REPORT: The Magnetic North|newspaper=The Quietus|access-date=2016 |
'''Betty Corrigall''' ({{fl}}{{circa}} 1770) was a [[British people|Scot]] whose body was found 150 years after her suicide and burial in an unmarked grave. Her grave is now a popular tourist site on Orkney, and she was the inspiration behind the 2012 album ''Orkney: Symphony of the Magnetic North'' by [[The Magnetic North]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/12371-the-magnetic-north-andre-de-ridder-live-review|title=The Quietus {{!}} News {{!}} LIVE REPORT: The Magnetic North|newspaper=The Quietus|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Corrigall lived in Greengairs Cottage near [[Rysa Little|Rysa on Hoy]] on [[Orkney]] in the 1770s. |
Corrigall lived in Greengairs Cottage near [[Rysa Little|Rysa on Hoy]] on [[Orkney]] in the 1770s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=betty_corrigall |url=http://www.cantickhead.com/betty_corrigall.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307220827/http://www.cantickhead.com/betty_corrigall.htm |archive-date=7 March 2016 |access-date=8 December 2016 |website=www.cantickhead.com}}</ref> At the age of 27, she had a short romance and became pregnant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Hoy: the grave of Betty Corrigall (C) Chris Downer |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2608287 |access-date=9 December 2016 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref> Her boyfriend, a whaler by trade, abandoned her and returned to the sea. Betty had little in the way of support. She attempted suicide, but was rescued by local residents. A few days later, a second suicide attempt by hanging was successful. |
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Due to the laws at the time, the Lairds of Hoy and Melsetter would not allow her to be buried on their property. |
Due to the laws at the time, the Lairds of Hoy and Melsetter would not allow her to be buried on their property.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegranthams.co.uk/paul/graves/corrigall.html|title=Betty Corrigall's grave - unconsecrated burials in Britain|website=www.thegranthams.co.uk|access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> She was laid to rest outside their boundary in an unmarked grave. |
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[[File:Betty Corrigal - RIP - geograph.org.uk - 1479977.jpg|thumb|Grave from a distance]] |
[[File:Betty Corrigal - RIP - geograph.org.uk - 1479977.jpg|thumb|Grave from a distance]] |
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== Exhumation and headstone == |
== Exhumation and headstone == |
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Her body was discovered in either 1933 or 1936 by peat diggers who came across her wooden coffin.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=The Sad Tale of Betty Corrigall - The Wronged Lady of Hoy |url=http://www.catherinecavendish.com/2013/05/the-sad-tale-of-betty-corrigall-wronged.html |access-date=2016 |
Her body was discovered in either 1933 or 1936 by peat diggers who came across her wooden coffin.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=The Sad Tale of Betty Corrigall - The Wronged Lady of Hoy |url=http://www.catherinecavendish.com/2013/05/the-sad-tale-of-betty-corrigall-wronged.html |access-date=8 December 2016 |website=www.scapaflow.co |publisher=}}</ref> Her remains were well preserved in the peat. The procurator fiscal requested that she be buried in the same spot. In 1941, a group of soldiers dug up her body and referred to her as the Lady of Hoy. After this, she was regularly dug up and quickly began to decompose. A concrete slab was therefore placed over the grave.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/bettycorrigall/|title=Orkneyjar - Betty Corrigall's Grave|website=www.orkneyjar.com|access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref> |
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In 1949, the American minister Reverend Kenwood Bryant visited Hoy and was so moved that he asked Mr. Harry Berry, a customs officer, to create a proper headstone. This eventually happened 27 years later, after Mr. Berry's retirement. However, due to the boggy ground, a stone headstone was unsuitable, and a fibreglass one was erected instead. It reads, "Here lies Betty Corrigall."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Betty Corrigall's Grave - Hoy Orkney |language=en-GB |newspaper=Hoy Orkney |url=http://www.hoyorkney.com/attractions/hoy-history/betty-corrigalls-grave/ |access-date=2016 |
In 1949, the American minister Reverend Kenwood Bryant visited Hoy and was so moved that he asked Mr. Harry Berry, a customs officer, to create a proper headstone. This eventually happened 27 years later, after Mr. Berry's retirement. However, due to the boggy ground, a stone headstone was unsuitable, and a fibreglass one was erected instead. It reads, "Here lies Betty Corrigall."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Betty Corrigall's Grave - Hoy Orkney |language=en-GB |newspaper=Hoy Orkney |url=http://www.hoyorkney.com/attractions/hoy-history/betty-corrigalls-grave/ |access-date=8 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Betty Corrigall {{!}} People of note {{!}} Culture and tradition {{!}} Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme |url=http://www.scapaflow.co/index.php/culture_and_tradition/people_of_note/betty_corrigall |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021214834/http://www.scapaflow.co/index.php/culture_and_tradition/people_of_note/betty_corrigall/ |archive-date=21 October 2014 |access-date=8 December 2016 |website=www.scapaflow.co}}</ref> |
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Betty's grave is now a popular tourist site. |
Betty's grave is now a popular tourist site. |
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== In popular culture == |
== In popular culture == |
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In 2013, [[The Magnetic North]] released their debut album, ''Orkney: Symphony of the Magnetic North''. Founder member [[Erland Cooper]] stated that the inspiration for the making of the album was a dream he had, wherein Corrigall insisted he wrote an album about his home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/simon-tong-reveals-how-orkneys-2065306|title=Simon Tong reveals how Orkney's rugged landscape inspired his new band to create haunting debut album|last=Fulton|first=Rick|date=2013 |
In 2013, [[The Magnetic North]] released their debut album, ''Orkney: Symphony of the Magnetic North''. Founder member [[Erland Cooper]] stated that the inspiration for the making of the album was a dream he had, wherein Corrigall insisted he wrote an album about his home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/simon-tong-reveals-how-orkneys-2065306|title=Simon Tong reveals how Orkney's rugged landscape inspired his new band to create haunting debut album|last=Fulton|first=Rick|date=19 July 2013|newspaper=dailyrecord|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> |
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The Scottish band The Knowe O'Deil (of which [[Ivan Drever]] was a member) released an album called ''Orkney Anthem,'' which includes the track "Betty Corrigall".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ivandrever.bandcamp.com/track/betty-corrigall|title=Betty Corrigall, by The Knowe O'Deil|website=Ivan Drever|access-date=2016 |
The Scottish band The Knowe O'Deil (of which [[Ivan Drever]] was a member) released an album called ''Orkney Anthem,'' which includes the track "Betty Corrigall".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ivandrever.bandcamp.com/track/betty-corrigall|title=Betty Corrigall, by The Knowe O'Deil|website=Ivan Drever|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref> |
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English folk singer-songwriter [[Reg Meuross]] wrote a song about Betty Corrigall called "The Dreamed and the Drowned", which is the title track of his 2011 album. |
English folk singer-songwriter [[Reg Meuross]] wrote a song about Betty Corrigall called "The Dreamed and the Drowned", which is the title track of his 2011 album. |
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Betty Corrigall (fl.c. 1770) was a Scot whose body was found 150 years after her suicide and burial in an unmarked grave. Her grave is now a popular tourist site on Orkney, and she was the inspiration behind the 2012 album Orkney: Symphony of the Magnetic North by The Magnetic North.[1]
Life
Corrigall lived in Greengairs Cottage near Rysa on Hoy on Orkney in the 1770s.[2] At the age of 27, she had a short romance and became pregnant.[3] Her boyfriend, a whaler by trade, abandoned her and returned to the sea. Betty had little in the way of support. She attempted suicide, but was rescued by local residents. A few days later, a second suicide attempt by hanging was successful.
Due to the laws at the time, the Lairds of Hoy and Melsetter would not allow her to be buried on their property.[4] She was laid to rest outside their boundary in an unmarked grave.
Exhumation and headstone
Her body was discovered in either 1933 or 1936 by peat diggers who came across her wooden coffin.[4][5] Her remains were well preserved in the peat. The procurator fiscal requested that she be buried in the same spot. In 1941, a group of soldiers dug up her body and referred to her as the Lady of Hoy. After this, she was regularly dug up and quickly began to decompose. A concrete slab was therefore placed over the grave.[6]
In 1949, the American minister Reverend Kenwood Bryant visited Hoy and was so moved that he asked Mr. Harry Berry, a customs officer, to create a proper headstone. This eventually happened 27 years later, after Mr. Berry's retirement. However, due to the boggy ground, a stone headstone was unsuitable, and a fibreglass one was erected instead. It reads, "Here lies Betty Corrigall."[7][8]
Betty's grave is now a popular tourist site.
In popular culture
In 2013, The Magnetic North released their debut album, Orkney: Symphony of the Magnetic North. Founder member Erland Cooper stated that the inspiration for the making of the album was a dream he had, wherein Corrigall insisted he wrote an album about his home.[9]
The Scottish band The Knowe O'Deil (of which Ivan Drever was a member) released an album called Orkney Anthem, which includes the track "Betty Corrigall".[10]
English folk singer-songwriter Reg Meuross wrote a song about Betty Corrigall called "The Dreamed and the Drowned", which is the title track of his 2011 album.
References
- ^ "The Quietus | News | LIVE REPORT: The Magnetic North". The Quietus. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "betty_corrigall". www.cantickhead.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Geograph:: Hoy: the grave of Betty Corrigall (C) Chris Downer". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Betty Corrigall's grave - unconsecrated burials in Britain". www.thegranthams.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "The Sad Tale of Betty Corrigall - The Wronged Lady of Hoy". www.scapaflow.co. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Orkneyjar - Betty Corrigall's Grave". www.orkneyjar.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Betty Corrigall's Grave - Hoy Orkney". Hoy Orkney. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Betty Corrigall | People of note | Culture and tradition | Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership Scheme". www.scapaflow.co. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Fulton, Rick (19 July 2013). "Simon Tong reveals how Orkney's rugged landscape inspired his new band to create haunting debut album". dailyrecord. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Betty Corrigall, by The Knowe O'Deil". Ivan Drever. Retrieved 9 December 2016.