Woodhead, "covenanters' Stone"
Covenanters Stone (17th Century)
Site Name Woodhead, "covenanters' Stone"
Classification Covenanters Stone (17th Century)
Canmore ID 45058
Site Number NS75NW 428
NGR NS 70617 57913
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45058
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Bothwell (Hamilton)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Hamilton
- Former County Lanarkshire
"Covenanter's Stone": "A probable memorial of the battle of Bothwell Brig is the old stone which stands among the trees beneath Woodhead" (Pagen 1892).
No one seems to have heard of the existence of this stone and no trace of it was found during perambulation of the area (centred NS 6878 6300.)
J H Pagen 1892; Visited by OS (J L D) 4 October 1952.
External Reference (25 June 2013)
The Covenanter’s Stone at Woodhead has been rediscovered and photographed. The stone, located and identified by Donald Kerr, is located in a private garden in Bothwell.
The grid reference is as follows:
Easting/Northing: 270617 657913
Information from M Jardine, 25 June 2013
