The burial site, hidden behind overgrown vegetation, contains the tombs of brothers Boydon and John Lamont and their nephew, Sir Norman Lamont, the Scottish Laird of Knockdow. Born in Scotland in 1869, Sir Norman inherited the family’s Trinidad estates before dying here in 1949 at the age of 79. Stories handed through generationsFor residents, Palmiste’s history extends far beyond old buildings and forgotten graves. The centenarian said he began working on Palmiste Estate when he was about 12 years old, earning six cents a day under estate manager John C Augustus. Unearthing Palmiste’s pastWhile residents preserve Palmiste’s history through memory, archaeologists have been uncovering physical evidence beneath the ground.