The Burryman Day!
Fri 12 Aug
|Queensferry
An ancient tradition known of across the globe, The Burryman will do his walking tour of the town!
Time & Location
12 Aug 2022, 08:45 – 18:00
Queensferry, Queensferry, South Queensferry, UK
About the event
The Burryman is the central figure in an annual ceremony or ritual, the Burryman's Parade, that takes place in the town of South Queensferry, on the second Friday of August.
The custom is associated with, but separate from, the town's Ferry Fair. On the Friday morning of the fair, a local man is covered from head to ankles in burrs (the sticky flowerheads or seedheads of two species of burdock, (Arctium lappa and A. minus) that grow locally, and walked through the town for over nine hours. The meaning of this ceremony has long been forgotten, but it has been the cause of much speculation.
The Burryman walks a seven-mile route through South Queensferry for nine hours or more, starting at the Staghead Hotel where he is dressed in the burrs. The first stop is the former Provost's house at Villa Road then he parades round the town including visits…