Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Clydesdale
Town
Carnwath
County
Strathclyde
Country
Scotland
Commemoration
Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
89418

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Current location

Parish Church
Main Street
Carnwath
Clydesdale
Strathclyde
ML11 8JX
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NS 97557 46417
Denomination: Church of Scotland

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Description
Stone of remembrance which is rather weathered and hard to read
Inscription
The inscription is hard to read, but the essence of it is -Thomas Crichton and James Cowper. Both were Covenanters who were taken prisoner after the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. They were embarked on the ship Crown of London in Leith to be transported to English plantations in America as slaves. The ship was driven on to rocks off Scarvataing, Deerness, Orkney on 10th December 1679. All but 50 prisoners drowned, including Crichton and Cowper.
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Cowper, James
Crichton, Thomas
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • Scottish Covenanters (1638-1687)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Stone of remembrance
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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