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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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MARTYR'S GRAVE | Martyrs Grave | Revd [Reverend] J Murray Mr Scott Schoolmaster Mr J Baird Mr White Banker |
037 | The remains of the Revd [Reverend] Alexander Peden Thomas Richard David Dun and Simon Paterson are intered here who were shot in the days of the Covenantors Tradition points out Pedens Grave as being at the Gallows foot but whether this Gallows was erected to exhibit the dead martyrs or if it was a place of execution in connection with the Mout or Court Field when Baronial Courts were held cannot now be identified. |
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