Hi Nigel, I picked up Granny Kempock after seeing it come up while I was browsing, and I ended up reading way more of the overview than I meant to. What got me wasn’t the surface-level “historical investigation into witchcraft in Scotland” setup, it was how quickly that sharpens into something more unsettling once the …
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Check out my other web site at https://grannykempock.com where you can read more stories about the famous neolithic stone in Gourock, which has been an influence in so much Scottish history. Most of these stories have been taken from contemporary accounts. Nigel had to translate many medieval manuscripts from Latin, Old English and Auld Scots. …
Newark Castle sits on the banks of the River Clyde. Until recent times hidden by shipyards and forgotten by most. Despite being considered as one of the finest remaining examples of Renaissance architecture and design in Scotland it is visited by few although admired by many. Does it have a story to tell? What lies …
The Granny Kempock Stone or The Lang Stane is a neolithic standing stone in the town of Gourock in Scotland. Local folklore tells of a witch who was turned to stone and during my investigations into the real story I came across many connected stories that really does exemplify that truth is no stranger to fiction.
You will find contemporary accounts, photographs and actual records of the time describing the events in the book.
The book Granny Kempock is based on the facts provided.
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Local newspaper The Greenock Telegraph has given a writeup on Granny Kempock, which you can read here: https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/19766820.granny-kempock-stone-myths-gourock-authors-debut-novel/
Granny Kempock FREE for a limited period. Granny Kempock has now been translated into Spanish and German. Free ecopies are available to download for a limited period. https://nigelrennie.co.uk/free-copy-of-granny-kempock-in-german-or-spanish/ Granny Kempock ahora se ha traducido al alemán y al español. Copias electrónicas gratuitas están disponibles bajo petición. Oma Kempock wurde jetzt ins Deutsche und Spanische übersetzt. …