Memorial details

Memorial type
Tower
District
Orkney
Town
Deerness
County
Orkney
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 22 August 1888
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76253

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Current location

about 1 milr from the end of the road at Seatter
on the cliff edge
Deerness
Orkney
Orkney
KW17 2QJ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: HY 57195 08801
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brick Built Tower with in built stone dedication tablet at a low level on one side of the memorial
Inscription
FOR CHRIST HIS CROWN-COVENANT/ERECTED/BY/PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/AUG 1888/TO/THE MEMORY OF/200 COVENANTERS/WHO WERE TAKEN PRISONERS/AT BOTHWELL BRIDGE AND/SENTENCED TO TRANSPORTATION/FOR LIFE, BUT WHO PERISHED BY/SHIPWRECK NEAR THIS SPOT/ON 10TH DECEMBER 1679
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tower
    Measurements: height C10000MM
    Materials: Brick
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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