Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Nithsdale
Town
between Moniaive and Kirkland
County
Dumfries And Galloway
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
72139

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Current location

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Ingleston Mains Farm
off the minor road on the south bank of Cairn Water
between Moniaive and Kirkland
Nithsdale
Dumfries And Galloway
DG3 4EF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NX 79688 89497
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Sandstone stone of remembrance shaped like a gravestone
Inscription
"In this yard were shot John Gibson James Bennoch Robert Edgar Robert Mitchell & Robert Grier son April 28 : 1685 by Colonel Douglass and Livingstouns Dra goons for adhering to Christs King ly Government in his Church against tyrannie perjurie and prelacie"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bennoch, James
Edgar, Robert
Grier, Robert
Mitchell, Robert
See details for all 4 names
Commemorations
  • Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename, date of death, manner of death, place of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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