Killed at Prestonpans in 1745
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Killed at Prestonpans in 1745
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 5 Feb 2015
In 1745, the Battle of Prestonpans, a notable Jacobite victory, was documented by a priest watching from Preston church tower. Some soldiers from the battle are buried in the kirkyard but, in August 2014, vandals destroyed 10 old headstones and pushed others over. The only remaining recognisable battle stone is a panel in the kirkyard wall in memory of John Stuart. Here lyeth the Remains of John Stuart of Phis -gul a Galloway gentle -man and Cap in Lassel’s Regt a man of true bravery who died honourably in defence of his king and coun -try and of sacred and civil liber -ty, being barbarously mur -der’d by four Highland -ers near the end of the Batt -le in the field of Preston on the 21st Sept 1745.
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