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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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JOHN HUNTER SHOT HERE 1685 [Martyr's Stone] | Martyr's Stone | C Stewart Esq (Hillside) Mr J Welsh (Farmer Braefoot) Adam Tait (Shepherd Newton) |
009 | This stone marks the spot on the farm of Corehead, where a man called John Hunter was Shot as a Covenanter in 1685 by a party of Horse sent to capture his master who escaped. This Master or Farmer was the ancestor of Mr Welsh who now resides at Braefoot. |
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Page 91 Parish of Moffat Sheet 9No 6 Trace 2Martyr's Stone situation1/4 mile East from Windy Rig
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