Replacement Stone for Fenwick Covenanters
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Replacement Stone for Fenwick Covenanters
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 23 Jun 2015
The original stone was renewed in 1829 and replaced with a modern one in 2009. The inscription reads: HERE LIES The dust of JOHN FERGUSHILL and JOHN WOODBURN who were shot at MIDLAND by NISBET and his party 1685 When bloody prelates Once these nations pest Contrived that cursed Self-contradicting test These men for Christ Did suffer Martyrdom And here there dust lies Waiting till he come It sums up the strength of feeling for the suffering endured by ordinary people for their religious beliefs during the infamous "Killing Times".
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Image Location
Latitude
55.660232
Longitude
-4.441921