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Publication Account
Date 1996
Event ID 1018989
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1018989
Built into the east wall is the memorial stone to Covenanting martyrs, John Parker, Gavin Hamilton, James Hamilton and Christopher Strang, executed after the failure of the Pentland Rising in 1666 figure 11. This is a reminder of the close association of Hamilton with the Covenanting movement.
Information from ‘Historic Hamilton: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1996).
