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Nor are these exceptional cases; thousands, yea, tens of thousands suffered in like manner. The house is located in one of Scotland's solitudes. Here the Howies have lived for 28 successive generations, keeping the altar fire burning since 1178. The present house is modern, bearing the date 1858; John Howie, the present occupant, , is the 28th lineal descendant of one of the first settlers.
We had the pleasure of meeting this genial Scotchman in his meadow, as he was making hay one fine August day. A Home at Lochgoin. This is a very ancient residence of the Covenanters. The Howies have lived here since 1178, the twenty-eighth generation now occupying the house. The building is stone, one story high, with a loft. While the persecution raged, this was a chief resort of the Covenanters.
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