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01.01.2024 - 08:17 / dailyrecord.co.uk
If there is one holiday Scotland is known to have some truly unique traditions and legends around, it is Hogmanay.
From the historic act of first footing to the costumed chaos of the Loony Dook, December 31 and January 1 in Scotland is like nowhere else. While these are among the more well-known Scots Hogmanay traditions, there are also plenty of more obscure and strange ones too.
One of these involves a seemingly ordinary 17th-century building in Stirling. You wouldn't know it just by looking at Cowane's Hospital, but its Hogmanay legend is one that will leave you speechless.
Dating back to 1637, the building originally functioned as an almshouse — a house funded by charity where poorer people in the local community could have access to low-cost accommodation. The enterprise was financed by wealthy local merchant John Cowane, who left behind a substantial amount upon his death.
Cowane wanted his money to be used to create an almshouse for older members of the Merchant Guildry of Stirling who were no longer able to support themselves. Named in honour of its funder, Cowane's Hospital was later used both a guildhall and as an isolation hospital amid the cholera epidemic.
The kindness of John Cowane is not the sole reason why Cowane's Hospital has become famous among Stirling's residents, however.
Among the most recognisable features of the hospital is a unique statue of Cowane himself that sits above the entrance. If you can believe it, it has long been rumoured that the statue comes alive every year on January 31.
As stated by local legend, each year on Hogmanay as soon as the clock strikes midnight, it bursts into dance. The statue has even earned the nickname Auld Staneybreeks, after its stone trousers.
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