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Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
East Kilbride
Town
2 km north east of Loudon Hill
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
86525

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Current location

300 yards west of the obelisk- our referemce 86524
Drumclog School
minor road to the west of the A71
2 km north east of Loudon Hill
East Kilbride
Strathclyde
ML10 6QQ
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 62450 39663
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Former school, derelict by 2013, with metal sign outside. There is also a tablet on the old school wall
Inscription
Sign- The Covenanters Trail /Old Memorial School /Site of /Battle of Drumclog Tablet: 1679/On the battlefield of Drumclog, this Seminary of/Education was erected/, in memory of those/Christian Heroes, who on Sabbath the 1st of June 1679,/nobly fought in defence of Civil and Religious Liberty/[names]/and others
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Donald, William
Hamilton, Andrew
Hamilton, Gavin
Hamilton, Robert
Hamilton, William
Smith, Thomas
Young, Andrew
Young, John
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Building
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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