The Giant MacAskill Museum Dunvegan Isle of Skye Highland Scotland Born on the Hebridean island of Berneray Angus MacAskill grew to a height of feet inches and had a chest measurement of inches With his parents he emigrated to Cape Breton Nova Scotia in the early s MacAskills size and ability to perform remarkable displays of physical strength led him to get a job as a performer with PT Barnums Circus On a tour of Europe he was invited to demonstrate his strength to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle This museum devoted to MacAskill and his life opened in
Work by Peter Thompson
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