Muirkirk, Kirk Green, Muirkirk Parish Church, Churchyard With Covenanter's Grave
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned), Covenanters Grave (17th Century), Gravestone (18th Century)
Site Name Muirkirk, Kirk Green, Muirkirk Parish Church, Churchyard With Covenanter's Grave
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Churchyard (Period Unassigned), Covenanters Grave (17th Century), Gravestone (18th Century)
Canmore ID 45533
Site Number NS72NW 5.01
NGR NS 70024 27776
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45533
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Muirkirk
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS72NW 5.01 70024 27776
The grave of John Smith, a Covenanter, is in Muirkirk Churchyard, behind the church. He was shot in 1685; the monument over his grave was erected in 1731. (Inscription given fully by Thomson).
J H Thomson 1903
