What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: Mrs Cockburn 1710 - 1794 Who wrote "The Flowers o' The Forest" Lies buried near here
Alison Cockburn was a Scottish poet remembered for her lament "The Flowers o' The Forest," which mourns the Highland soldiers killed at Flodden Field in 1513.
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