Detail of Francis Gordon's gravestone, Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church
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Detail of Francis Gordon's gravestone, Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 13 Feb 2010
Front of the gravestone to Francis Gordon, a Covenanting soldier who fled the Battle of Kilsyth on his horse, but was seen by one of Montrose's soldiers and killed. The Battle of Kilsyth took place in 1645 however, so why is Gordon's gravestone inscribed 1646? For photo of rear of stone, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2177757 and for photo of Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1718181
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Image Location
Latitude
55.976238
Longitude
-4.058693