Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Stewartry
Town
Carsphairn
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71896

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Current location

Parish Church
A713
Carsphairn
Stewartry
Dumfries And Galloway
DG7 3TQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 56266 93171
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Plain Bronze Plaque
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF/JOHN SEMPLE/FIRST MINISTER OF/CARSPHAIRN CHURCHC 1646-C1677/A STERN UPHOLDER OF THE/COVENANT/WHO RESISTED DECREES OF/PARLIAMENT AND SURVIVED/"HE IS ABUNE THAT GUIDES THE GULLY"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Semple, John
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Commemorations
  • Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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