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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTYR'S STONE [Kirkconnell] | Martyr's Stone Martyr's Stone Martyr's Stone Martyr's Stone |
David Halliday Peter Murray William Nelson Esqr. Ainslies Map _ 1820 |
044 | A grave on the moorland part of the farm of Kirkconnel, it is marked by a small but neatly executed headstone on which is the following inscription viz. "Memen Tomori" Here lyes James Clemet who was surprised and shot to death on this place by Grier of Lagg for his adherence to Scotland's reformation, covenants, National and Solemn league A.D. 1685" |
Continued entries/extra info
35 Parish of Tongueland Trace 5
Martyr's Stone - [situation] About 1 1/4 Mile North of Culcaigrie Loch
"On Kirkconnell Moor is the grave of a Martyr called McClement who was slain along with four others and buried on that spot during the persecution in 1685. One of his fellow sufferers is interred in the Churchyard of Anwoth where there is a long rhymed epitaph on his gravestone which is printed in the "Cloud of Witnesses". Ten years ago a sermon was preached on the spot where he was killed and a collection made to defray the expenses of a Monument to his memory. An immense multitude assembled and the amount was used for the erection of a stone pillar with a great number of inscriptions. It was unskilfully built and is at present threatening to fall in pieces."
Stat.l Acct. [Statistical Account] of the parish of Tongueland. 1845
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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