In the mid nineteenth century the village was the location of a famous Victorian love triangle involving John Ruskin, his wife Effie Gray, and protégé John Everett Millais.
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He had left monies and annual rents to the altar of St John the Apostle in the Church of St Nicholas.
He was also recognized by Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
The survey collected data from informants as far south as Arran, Cowal, Brig o' Turk, east to Blairgowrie, Braemar and Grantown-on-Spey, north-east to Dunbeath and Portskerra and all areas west of these areas, including St Kilda.