The stool of repentance

Cransdale Bay with Collieston harbour wall in the background.

What can I tell you about Cransdale that might be of interest? Well, there was once a certain fishwife named Margaret Cruickshank who had a most venomous and filthy tongue. It was said that when she was spewing out her wrath one could hear her from Perthudden to Cransdale. As this often occurred on the Sabbath, she was frequently put to her knees in sackcloth praying for forgiveness on the Stool of Repentance in the local Kirk! Since Cransdale is a full 800 yards from Perthudden, Margaret must have had some mighty voice!

Extra. Rust on the concrete wall of Collieston harbour.