Archive for the 'John McClurg' Category
Traditions of the ‘Galloway Flail’: A Covenanter’s weapon? #History #Scotland
• January 18, 2017 • Leave a CommentPosted in ------- Grier (d.1685), 1685, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Dumfriesshire, John McClurg, Nithsdale, Robert Grierson of Lag, Scotland, Scottish History, Tynron parish
Tags: Covenanters, Dumfries and Galloway, History, Scotland, Scottish History, weaponry
Covenanter’s Secret Tunnel Discovered in Lanarkshire
• September 11, 2014 • 1 CommentPosted in Bass Rock, Captain Adam Urquhart, Carluke parish, Carstairs parish, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Dolphinton parish, Easterseat, Edinburgh Tolbooth, Francis Gordon (d.1682), General Thomas Dalyell, Hugh MacIlwraith of Auchenflower, John McClurg, King's Regiment of Horse, Lanarkshire, Major Joseph Learmont, Newholm, Robert Fleming of Auchenfin, Robert Gray (d.1682), Robert McClelland of Barscobe, Robert N, Scotland, Scottish History, William Hamilton of Wishaw
Tags: Covenanters, Dolphinton, Early modern history, History, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Seventeenth Century, Tunnels
The Forfeited: The Lairds of Wigtownshire
• November 23, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in -------- Hay of Airyolland, Agnes Bryan, Airriequhillart, Airyolland, Alexander Gordon of Kilsture, Alexander Hunter of Culquhasen, Alexander Mackie of Drumbuie, Andrew Martin of Little Airies, Chilcarroch, Colonel James Douglas, Colonel Ogilthorpe, Covenanters, Craiglaw, Culquhasen, Culvennan, Drumbuie, Drumjargon, earl of Home, Freugh, Galloway, Glenkens, Glenluce parish, James Gordon (Craiglaw), Janet Connen, Janet Dun, Jean Hannay, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Kincaid, John McClurg, John Stewart (Mochrum), Kirkcowan parish, Kirkinner parish, Little Airies (Kirkinner), Margaret Chalmers, Margaret Gordon (Airyolland), Margaret Hay, Margaret McLachlan (d.1685), Mochrum parish, Patrick MacDougall of Freugh, Robert McClelland of Barscobe, Robert N, Sarah Milliken, Scotland, Scottish History, Stoneykirk parish, Wigtownshire, William Gordon of Culvennan, William Hay (Airyolland)
Tags: Covenanters, Dumfries and Galloway, Early modern history, History, Scotland, Scottish History, Wigtown
The Killing of an Intelligencer in 1685
• June 16, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in ------- Grier (d.1685), 1685, 20 convention, Blackgannoch, Carsphairn parish, Covenanters, Dalry parish, Galloway, James Renwick, John McClurg, Kirkcudbrightshire, Minnigaff, Robert Grierson of Lag, Scotland, Scottish History
Tags: Assassination, Covenanters, Hillwalking, History, Scotland, Scottish History, Spies