The Drumclog Bell
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The Drumclog Bell
Image: © James Denham Taken: 1 Feb 2012
So called in reference to the Battle of Drumclog fought out near Strathaven in Lanarkshire in 1679. At the outset of the affray, the Royalist, 'Bonnie Dundee' tried to disperse a Conventicle (open air religious service) which was actually an organised army waiting to surprise the Royalist forces. In the ensuing battle, the Covenanters routed the king's troops. The bell once tolled in the Boston Church in Duns which later left the fold to join the Free Kirk in 1843. In 1929, it returned to the fold of the established Church of Scotland but closed for worship in 1953. The church was later demolished and replaced on the site by a sheltered housing complex, Boston Court. The church was originally named in honour of the Reverend Thomas Boston, born in Duns and later minister at Simprin and Ettrick Kirks. He is buried in Ettrick Churchyard.
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Image Location
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