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The event takes place on the night of January 11 (the original Hogmanay before the calendar changed in 1660). The "Clavie" is a half barrel filled with wood shavings and tar. The barrel is nailed onto a carrying post which is hoisted onto the shoulders of a local villager. The Clavie is then lit and ten or so men take it in turns to carry the burning Clavie clockwise around the streets of Burghead. The men proceed to the stone altar of an old fort on the ancient Doorie Hill, the clavie is set down here and more fuel is added until the hillside is ablaze with a beacon of fire. |
