Francis Gordon's gravestone, Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church
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Francis Gordon's gravestone, Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Church
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 13 Feb 2010
Rear 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, but the inscription states it took place in 1646 - did they simply get it wrong? The inscription reads: THERE IS A CONSTANT TRADITION THAT THIS STONE MARKED THE GRAVE OF FRANCIS GORDON, CADET OF A NOBLE COVENANTING FAMILY WHO FLEEING FROM THE BATTLE OF KILSYTH - FOUGHT 16TH AUGUST 1646 - WAS OVERTAKEN AND SLAIN BY ONE OF MONTROSE CLANSMEN AT BONNYFOOT BRIDGE DENNY, THE KILSYTH KIRK SESSION WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL REMOVED THE STONE TO THIS PARISH FEBY 1892 For detail of front of stone, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2177754 and for photo of 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