Englishtown

Giant MacAskill’s Grave in Englishtown, Nova Scotia

Tucked away in a small cemetery in the Cape Breton community of Englishtown lies the grave of Angus MacAskill, better known as the Giant MacAskill or the Cape Breton Giant, a man whose extraordinary height and strength brought him international fame during the 19th century. Born in 1825 on the Isle of Berneray in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, MacAskill immigrated to Nova Scotia with his family as…