Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Nithsdale
Town
Dumfries
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71628

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Current location

Troqueer Church
off Troqueer Road
Dumfries
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG2 7DF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 97428 75071
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Richly engraved brass plaque-a beautiful memorial
Inscription
To the Glory of God/and in memory of/THE REVEREND JOHN BLACKADER/BORN 1615;/ordained minister of the parish of Troqueer 1653;/extended 1662;outlawed for preaching in the fields 1674;/imprisoned on the Bass Rock 1681;/died there after cruel confinement 1685/"FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"/Erected AD 1902
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Blackader, John (revd)
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Commemorations
  • Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, year of death, place of death, other
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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