# John Mucklewrath — Waverley character guide

> John Mucklewrath in Waverley by Walter Scott.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mucklewrath, lang John Mucklewrath

**First appearance:** 0050-part-ii-xvi-an-incident-gives-rise-to-unavailing-reflections

## Who they are

Blacksmith and Jacobite soldier who threatens Waverley.

## In the story

### [Shows That the Loss of a Horse's Shoe May Be a Serious Inconvenience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-i-shows-that-the-loss-of-a-horse-s-show-may-be-a-serious-inconvenience)

The blacksmith of Cairnvreckan; is repairing weapons; rushes at Waverley with a red-hot iron and is shot, but only grazed on the head.

### [A Volunteer Sixty Years Since](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-vi-a-volunteer-sixty-years-since)

Mentioned by villagers as the smith Waverley is accused of shooting.

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