Photo taken at the Angus McAskill museum on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Angus and Tom are mannequins.

height" 7'9"

weight: 425 lbs

width of shoulders:  44"

chest: 80"

width of palm of  hand: 8"

length of palm of hand 12"

boot 14.5"

Giant 
Angus McAskill

Born in the Scottish Hebrides islands in 1825

Died in Nova Scotia of brain fever at age 38, August 8, 1863

13th child of normal-sized parents.

Considered a small child until age 12. At puberty he began growing. At age 20, he was 7' 4" tall.  When he finally stopped growing he was 7'9" tall.  The 1981 Guinness book of World Records lists him as the tallest natural giant who ever lived, the strongest man who ever lived, and the man having the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man who ever lived.

Angus McAskill was a kind and gentle man who often helped his family and neighbors build homes, move heavy lumber, haul in heavily laden fishing boats, and perform feats of strength for wagers. He owned a food store and ground grain himself when there wasn't enough water to run the mill.

http://www.macaskill.com/GeneralTallTales/Angus/angus.html

or order the pamphlet 

The Cape Breton Giant 
The life of giant Angus McAskill.

cost $1.50 including shipping from:

http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/shop/books/infos/culinfos.htm

Order from:
The Nova Scotia Museum, 
1747 Summer Street,
Halifax, B3H 3A6,

1-800-632-1114, or email [email protected]

Also, two out of print books give more information: 

Nova Scotia's Two Remarkable Giants by P. Blakeley, 

The Cape Breton Giant, A Truthful Memoir by James 
Gillis.