08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Cast and crew of The Wicker Man join fans at Dumfries and Galloway filming locations
Actress Lesley Mackie, associate director of music Gary Carpenter and musician Matt Deighton joined Mostly Ghostly at Anwoth Old Kirk.
Cast and crew of The Wicker Man joined fans for a special tour of some of the cult classic's filming locations on Saturday.
Mostly Ghostly held a tour of Anwoth Old Kirk and graveyard, which was used for some of the scenes in the original 1973 production.
And guests of honour were actress Lesley Mackie, who played Daisy in the original film, associate director of music Gary Carpenter and musician Matt Deighton.
The event was part of a special weekend of celebrations to mark the debut screening of a new documentary about the film.
Fergal O'Riordan – who was also at Anwoth on Saturday – gave Return to Summerisle – Something About Sacrifice – its premiere at Newton Stewart Cinema on Saturday night.
Despite being released more than half a century ago, the film – which starred Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland and Christopher Lee – still generates interest, as proven by the number of people who visited Dumfries and Galloway over the weekend.
Many scenes were filmed around the region – including the film's finale, the burning of a giant wicker man.
And that was recreated on Sunday night, when a 25 foot high wicker woman – created by Girvan-based willow artist David T Powell – was burned on the cliffs at Burrowhead Holiday Park, where the original sculpture was burned in the movie.
There was also a Wicker Man evening, an after party following the documentary's debut screening and the release of a new beer brewed for the occasion by Isle of Whithorn's Five KingdomsBrewery.
