"Scotch" Cemetery

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

[unknown]

Street Address:

3268 US Hwy 1

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Site Number:

1041

Control Number:

U/55/1041

Tax Number:

156-00-10

Date Surveyed:

October 30 2001

Category:

Site

Construction Date:

1799

Historic Use:

Funerary

Current Use:

Funerary

Signficant Architectural Features:

Reached by tree-lined roadway from Hwy 1. Found tombstones dating from 1805 (and possibly earlier) Cedar trees in oldest section. New cinder block wall around edge. Marble and granite gravestones. Iron gate with brick side walls.

Historical Information:

Established as family burying ground for pioneer settlers from Highlands and Hebrides Islands of Scotland who arrived by way of North Carolina. Many Bethunes in oldest sections. Also represented are the McIness, Catoe, McDonald, McLaurin, McCaskill, and McLeod families.

Source of Historical Information:

Guide to Selected Historical Sites in Camden Co. (1992- Kershaw Co. Hist. Society)

Quadrangle Name:

Bethune NW

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