William Schaw
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William Schaw was Master of Works to James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark for building castles and palaces, and was an important figure in the development of Freemasonry in Scotland.
William Schaw organised repairs to the steeple and clock at Holyroodhouse shown to right in this engraving.
Signature of William Schaw (died 1602), Master of Work to King James VI and Anne of Denmark, National Records of Scotland
Dumfermline Abbey and Palace ruins in the late seventeenth century
William Schaw was buried at Dunfermline Abbey
George More (recusant)
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George More was an English supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a participant in the Throckmorton Plot. A Catholic exiled in the Spanish Netherlands, he visited the royal court of Scotland in 1598.
More Hall bridge near Wharncliffe Side and Wharncliffe Crags, close to the site of More Hall