IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Cadzow Street, HAMILTON, ML3 6DY

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This page details the photographs taken nearby to Cadzow Street, ML3 6DY by members of the Geograph project.

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Image Listing (71 Images Found)

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Information board next to 'Heads' Memorial, Hamilton Old Parish Church
Writing on the information board: COVENANTERS MEMORIALS The Memorials on either side were erected to honour Covenanters killed for their support of a particular form of Church worship and organisation. They took their name from the National Covenant of 1638 which upheld the Protestant and Presbyterian system established in Scotland after the Reformation of 1560, and which opposed Charles I’s attempts to impose a more Episcopal order similar to the Anglican Church in England. The Covenanters not only sought religious freedom, but also the independence of Parliament from state control-political freedom. Opposition was widespread and consistent, and particularly strong in the area of west and south Scotland. Many people suffered fines, imprisonment, banishment or execution in the reign of Charles II (1660-85) and there were two major revolts which were defeated. The first began in Dalry (Kirkcudbrightshire), and ended at Rullion Green near Edinburgh, on November 28th in 1666. The stone to your left commemorates four men executed for their part in it. The second began at Drumclog, near Strathaven and ended at Bothwell Bridge on 22nd June 1679. The stone to your right commemorates three men executed for their part in that revolt. The violence did not end until the Revolution Settlement in 1690. At that time the Scottish Parliament under William and Mary passed an Act establishing the Presbyterian Government of the Church of Scotland which continues to this day. There are many other covenanting sites in this area worth visiting. For further information, visit Hamilton Museum in Muir Street. Erected by the Scottish Covenanters Memorials Association.
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 12 Feb 2011
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Cadzow Bridge, Hamilton
The bridge spans the Cadzow Burn, the banks of which formed the site of the Battle of the Hieton ('High Town') in 1650 between the Scottish Covenanters and the English. For site of battle, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275736 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275749. For the commemorative plaque, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275716
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 12 Feb 2011
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Hamilton - The Parish Church
Image: © Colin Park Taken: 22 Apr 2013
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Hamilton Old Parish Church
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 12 Feb 2011
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Plaque on the Cadzow Bridge, Hamilton
Commemorating the Battle of the Hieton, fought in 1650. For photos of the battlefield, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275736 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275749 and for a photo of the Cadzow Bridge, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275723.
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 12 Feb 2011
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'Heads' Memorial, Hamilton Old Parish Church.
For more information about this unusual monument/grave, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275790 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275789. The inscription reads: At Hamilton lie the heads of JOHN PARKER, GAVIN HAMILTON, JAMES HAMILTON and CHRISTOPHER STRANG; who suffered at EDINBURGH Decr 7th 1666 Stay, passenger take notice what thou reads. At Edinburgh lie our bodies, here our heads. Our right hands stood at Lanark these we want, Because with them we sware the Covenant. Renewed MDCCCXXVIII
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 12 Feb 2011
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Information Board at 'Heads' Memorial, Hamilton Old Parish Church
Some of the information on the board: THE FOUR HEADS MONUMENT PARTICULARLY HEAVY GOVERNMENT REPRESSION, IN THE SOUTH WEST OF SCOTLAND, LEFT MANY SMALL COMMUNITIES DESTITUTE AND SPARKED OFF A COVENANTING REBELLION, WHICH WAS DEFEATED AT RULLION GREEN IN THE LOTHIANS.THOUGH PROMISES WERE MADE TO THE CONTRARY, A NUMBER OF COVENANTERS WERE EXECUTED AT EDINBURGH AND THEIR DISMEMBERED BODY PARTS EXHIBITED AS A WARNING. THE HEADS OF THESE FOUR LANARKSHIRE MEN WERE SENT TO HAMILTON FOR DISPLAY AND THEIR RIGHT HANDS TO LANARK. For photo of the 'Heads' Monument, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275787
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 12 Feb 2011
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'Heads' Memorial, Hamilton Old Parish Church
This memorial had the lettering marked in paint when a Covenanter Trail was publicised to mark the 350th anniversary of the signing of the covenant in the kirkyard of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh in 1638.
Image: © Elliott Simpson Taken: Unknown
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Banks of the Cadzow Burn, Hamilton.
These banks formed the site of the Battle of the Hieton ('High Town') in 1650, between the English and the Covenanters. The English won the battle and many Covenanters lost their lives. For another photo of the battlefield, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275736. For a photo of the Cadzow Bridge, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275723 and for the commemorative plaque, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275716.
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 12 Feb 2011
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Banks of the Cadzow Burn, Hamilton
These banks formed the site of the Battle of the Hieton ('High Town') in 1650. The Battle was fought between the Covenanters and the English. The English garrison won the Battle. For a photo of the commemorative plaque, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275716. For a photo of the Cadzow Bridge, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275723. For another photo of the battlefield, see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2275749.
Image: © Becky Williamson Taken: 12 Feb 2011
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