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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWS (Site of) [Kilmarnock] | Site of Gallows Site of Gallows Site of Gallows |
Revd. [Reverend] James Aitken Mr. A. Hamilton Town Clerk Mr. James Hamilton |
018 | A Well known, round Circle composed of white paving stones situated at the Cross, near the end of Waterloo Street, said to perpetuate the spot where a man John Nisbit who was a staunch Covenanter, suffered Capital Punishment in 1683, the man's Initials are formed in the Orifice of this Circle by the same description of stone. |
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[Page] 13TOWN OF KILMARNOCK
** " Kilmarnock although familiar with the
" barbarities of the Persecutors, had as yet
" beheld nor Martyr executed within its Boundaries, and it was therefore
"resolved by the enemies of the Covenant, that Mr. Nisbit should be hanged
" at The Cross, in Order that the inhabitants and those in the Neighbourhood
" might be Awed into Submission by the dreadful Spectacle .* * *
" In the 14th April 1683, he was launched into eternity, when earnestly
"Commending his Soul to the Care of his Heavenly Father; The Spot where
" the Gallows Stood is Still marked by his Initials of his name, formed
" With White Stones, at the South Corner of the Cross, and in the
" Low Church Burial Ground is a Stone to his Memory, on which
" is this inscription._ " Here lies John Nisbit, who was taken by Major
"Balfour's Party, and Suffered at Kilmarnock 14th April 1683,
"for adhering to the Words of God and Our Covenants."
McKays History of KilmarnocK.
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