Anwoth Old Kirk, Dumfries & Galloway

Anwoth Old Kirk and the old schoolhouse across the way are locations used in the classic British Folk-Horror film The Wicker Man (1973). Here is a flying visit as we passed the area returning from a holiday in Scotland - video is from a Mini 2 drone, still photos are from a smart phone camera. Slightly tongue-in-cheek OTT production, with a twist in the middle … enjoy!

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Cracking job, I had a go last year, but wasnt happy with the footage…

50th Anniversry this year, back in cineamas on Solstice in 4K… Already booked my tikets, may even make a mask or two, or get hubby to dress up as Howie :wink:

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Thanks! Yes, I look forward to seeing the restoration; I watched the ‘Final Cut’ (on Amazon £3.49) the other night. Great film moving away from the old Hammer approach to scaring us. I first saw it on a double bill in 1973 with Don’t Look Now :scream:

I was alerted to Anwoth when I saw this article on locations used, 50 years of The Wicker Man: how the Scottish locations look today.

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Hope the drones ok ……somebody take some secateurs to that tree !

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Yes, still flying … drone-propeller secateurs are nearly good enough for the job! :upside_down_face:

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Lol, our first Scotland holiday was Dumfrieshire, looking up all the locations used in filming, it is our favourite film :slight_smile:

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