Hallhill, Martyr's Tomb
Covenanters Grave (17th Century)
Site Name Hallhill, Martyr's Tomb
Classification Covenanters Grave (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Kirkpatrick Irongray, Martyrs' Monument
Canmore ID 65659
Site Number NX97NW 3
NGR NX 90983 79689
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65659
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkpatrick Irongray
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX97NW 3 9098 7968
(NX 9098 7968) Martyrs' Tomb (NAT)
OS 6" map (1969)
Two Covenanters, Edward Gordon from Galloway and Alexander M'Cubbin from Glencairn were hanged near here on March 3rd 1685 by order of Grierson of Lagg and buried at this spot. The grave was enclosed in 1832, when a new gravestone was put alongside the old one, which lies prostrate, and the inscription (fully quoted by the RCAHMS and by Thomson) giving details of the event transferred to it.
RCAHMS 1914; J H Thomson [undated].
Both the modern memorial stone and the old inscribed stone, lying flat on the ground, are enclosed by an iron railing. The inscribed stone gives the information supplied above.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 30 June 1964.
