Archive for the 'John Law' Category
Football with a Head, Newmilns Tower and the Killing Times #History #Scotland
• March 30, 2018 • 1 CommentPosted in 1685, Ayrshire, Captain John Inglis, Cornet Peter Inglis, Covenanters, Cronan, James White, John Brounen, John Law, John Nisbet of Hardhill, John Smith in Cronan, Little Blackwood, Loudoun parish, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower
Tags: Covenanters, Cronan Farm, History, Newmilns, Scotland, Scottish History
‘Outlaws For Freedom’ (Scottish Reformation Society, 1986) #History #Scotland
• January 28, 2017 • Leave a CommentPosted in Alexander Peden, Arthur Inglis (d.1679), Cargill Stone, Covenanters, Donald Cargill, Edinburgh, George Wood, Grassmarket, Isobel Weir (Priesthill), James Renwick, John Brown of Priesthill, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Law, Lanark, Margaret McLachlan (d.1685), Margaret Wilson (d.1685), Newmilns, Peden Stone (Benhar), Scotland, Scottish History, Skeoch Hill, Sorn
Tags: Covenanters, History, Magdalen Chapel, Scotland, Scottish History, Scottish Reformation Society
A Little More on John Law Killed at Newmilns in 1685
• June 27, 2014 • 1 CommentPosted in 1685, Ayrshire, Ducat Tower, George Nimmo, John Cock, John Law, Loudoun parish, Loudounhill, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower, Robert Smith (Loudounhill)
Tags: Covenanters, History, Newmilns, Scotland, Scottish History
James Renwick at Muirkirk in 1686
• February 28, 2012 • 5 CommentsPosted in 1685, 1686, 24 convention, Ayrshire, Daniel Defoe, Darwhilling, David Finlay, Donald Cargill, Ducat Tower, Dykes, General Thomas Dalyell, Girthon parish, James Browning, James Finlay, James Paton (Little Blackwood), James Renwick, James White, John Brounen, John Brown of Priesthill, John Browning, John Finlay, John Gemmel, John Law, John Richmond (d.1684), Kilmarnock parish, Knowe, Little Blackwood, Muirkirk parish, Muirside, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower, Peter Inglis, Polbaith Burn, Richardton
Tags: Ayrshire, Britain, British History, Covenanters, Daniel Defoe, History, Muirkirk, Restoration, Scotland, Scottish History
The Eaglesham Martyrs
• November 18, 2010 • 3 CommentsPosted in 1684, 1685, Abjuration oath, Alexander Shields, Apologetical Declaration Against Intelligencers, Archibald MacAulay of Ardincaple, Ardincaple Castle, Ayrshire, boots, British History, Canongate Tolbooth, Carmunnock, Carrot, Colonel James Douglas, Cornet Peter Inglis, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Cowplaw, Dragoons, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Dunwan Burn, Eaglesham, Eaglesham parish, East Kilbride, Eastwood parish, Edinburgh, European history, Evandale parish, Gabriel Thomson (d.1684), Gabriel Thomson (d.1685), Gallowlee, Glasgow, Glassford parish, Hairmyres, Highlanders, History, Holehall, James Nicol, James Smith, James White, John Barrie, John Brounen, John Brown of Priesthill, John Browning, John Campbell of Mid Wellwood, John Law, John Semple, John Smith in Cronan, John Ure, John Watt, Kilbride parish, Killing Times, Kilmarnock, Lanarkshire, Leith, Loudoun parish, martyrdom, Martyrs, Melowther, Muirkirk, Muirkirk parish, National Library of Scotland, Newlands, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower, Patrick Walker, Peebles, Renfrewshire, Rhu parish, Robert Lockhart, Robert Thom, Robert Wodrow, Scotland, Scottish History, Sparrow Hill, Strathaven, thumbikins, Torture, Upper Wellwood, William Campbell, William Campbell of Over Welwood, William Young
Tags: Covenanters, Eaglesham, East Kilbride, Hillwalking, History, Martyrs, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Scottish History
The Covenanters and Scottish Football
• October 31, 2010 • 27 CommentsPosted in 24 convention, Abjuration oath, Airdsmoss, Andrew Bruce of Earlshall, Ayrshire, Banishment, Barbados, Blackwood, British History, Captain John Inglis, Cornet Peter Inglis, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Darwhilling, David Gemmel, David Hackston of Rathillet, Dean Castle, Dragoons, Ducat Tower, Dykescroft, earl of Kilmarnock, Edinburgh, European history, Fenwick, Fenwick parish, Football, George Wood, George Woodburn, hangman, Hardhill, Hareshawhill, History, Horsehill, Huggincraig Burn, James Robertson, James White, John Boyd, John Fergushill, John Finlay, John Fowler, John Gemmel, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Law, John Nisbet of Hardhill, John Nisbet younger of Knowe, John Paton of Meadowhead, John Reid, Killing Times, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock parish, Lieutenant Nisbet, Little Blackwood, Loudoun Mains, Loudoun parish, martyrdom, Martyrs, Meadowhead, Michael Cameron, Midland, Muirside, National Library of Scotland, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower, Peter Gemmel, Polbaith Burn, Richard Cameron, Robert Bell, Robert Murray, Scotland, Scottish History, Sorn parish, Thomas Wylie, William Wallace, William Wallace of Craigie, William Wylie
Tags: Ayrshire, Covenanters, Football, History, Kilmarnock, National Library of Scotland, Off the Ball, Scottish Football, Scottish History, William Wallace
Death at the Ducat: The Shooting of John Law at Newmilns
• October 19, 2010 • 7 CommentsPosted in 1685, Alexander Peden, Ayrshire, Barneight, Britain, British History, Captain John Inglis, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Dragoons, Ducat Tower, European history, Fenwick parish, Fugitive Roll of 1684, Galston parish, Hardhill, History, James Nisbet (Hardhill), James Nisbet of Highside, James Smith, John Binning, John Brounen, John Browning, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Law, John Nisbet of Glen, John Nisbet of Hardhill, John Smith in Cronan, Killing Times, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock parish, Little Blackwood, Loudoun parish, martyrdom, Martyrs, Mauchline, Mauchline parish, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower, Scotland, Scottish History, Sorn parish, Threepwood
Tags: 1685, Alexander Peden, Ayrshire, Barneight, Britain, British History, Captain John Inglis, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Dragoons, Ducat Tower, European history, Fenwick parish, Fugitive Roll of 1684, Galston parish, Hardhill, History, James Nisbet (Hardhill), James Nisbet of Highside, James Smith, John Binning, John Brounen, John Browning, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Law, John Nisbet of Glen, John Nisbet of Hardhill, John Smith (Cronan), Killing Times, Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock parish, Little Blackwood, local history, Loudoun parish, Martyrdom, Martyrs, Mauchline, Mauchline parish, Newmilns, Newmilns Tower, RCAHMS, Royal Commission of Ancient and Historical Monuments Scotland, Scotland, Scottish History, Sorn parish, Threepwood
