Hamilton, Hamilton Parish Church, Covenanter Martyrs Memorial
Commemorative Monument (Period Unassigned), Commemorative Stone (Period Unassigned), Covenanters Grave (Post Medieval)
Site Name Hamilton, Hamilton Parish Church, Covenanter Martyrs Memorial
Classification Commemorative Monument (Period Unassigned), Commemorative Stone (Period Unassigned), Covenanters Grave (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Hamilton Old Parish Church
Canmore ID 45689
Site Number NS75NW 47
NGR NS 72353 55524
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45689
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Hamilton (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Hamilton
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS75NW 47 72353 55524
Covenanters' Monument to 4 men executed at Edinburgh in 1666. The stone was renewed in 1828.
Visited by OS (JLD) 7 September 1953.
Publication Account (1996)
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).
