Volume contents
- 1 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Twynholm
- 17 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Kirkcudbright
- 54A - Kirkcudbrightshire , Loose Items
- 55A - Kirkcudbrightshire , Loose Item
- 141 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Borgue
- 145 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Rerrick
- 146C - Kirkcudbrightshire , Names by Collector
- 285 - Kirkcudbrightshire , Title Page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTYRS TOMB | Martyrs Tomb | John Muir Lochfergus William Martin St Marys Isle |
050 | A small square tablet of stone supported upon 4 pillars, and raised about 2 1/2 feet above the earth It bears the following inscription - This monument shall shew posterity Two headless Martyrs underneath it doth lye By bloody Graham were taken and surprised Brought to this toune and afterwards were saiz'd By unjust law were sentenced to die Them first they hanged then headed cruelly Captain Douglas Bruce Graham of Claverhouse Were these that caused them be handled thus And when they were unto the gibbet come To stop their speech they did beat up the drum And all because that they would not comply |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 167
List of Names collected by Archibald Craig PE [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners] 1st Examiner
No of Plan & Trace 50D No3
Objects
Martyrs Tomb Tomb -- Kirkcudbright
[Signed] Archibald Craig Pe [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers & Miners] May 1st 1848
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 151 - Parishes of Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Rerrick and Twynholm, OS1/20/151
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Rerrick, and Twynholm.
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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