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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTYR'S MONUMENT (Kirkconnell) | Martyr's Monument Martyr's Monument Martyr's Monument |
David Halliday Peter Murray William Nelson Esqr. |
044 | [Continued] South Side is the following [viz] "Sion which had risen to a g [glory] that did even excel and da [--] the first reformation was now tramp [trampled] under the foot of the destroyer and all h [her] beauty laid in the dust" On the North Side is the following viz. "In testimony of the feelings of the present generation on t [the] 11th. September 1831 about 10,000 persons assembled here and after hearing an excellent sermon preached by the Revd. [Reverend] Jo [John] Osburne from Psalm 74 verse 22nd. Contributed a fund f [for] the erection of this monument to the memory of these Mar [Martyrs] Alexander Murray Esqr. of Broughton having handsomely given [the] ground. --- four of them were carried to their respective b [burying] places. But James Clemet being a stranger wa [was] interred on the spot" |
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Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 129 - Parishes of Girthon, Twynholm and Tongland, OS1/20/129
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Girthon, Twynholm, and Tongland.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Kirkcudbright, which is in the south west of Scotland.
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