Archive for the 'Quintin Dun (Benquhat)' Category
Banishments of Covenanters and Argyll Prisoners in July 1685 #History #Scotland
• August 8, 2019 • 1 CommentPosted in 1685, Alexander Jamieson, Alexander Shields, Archibald Campbell, Argyll Rising, Banishment, Benquhat, Canongate Tolbooth, Carsgailoch Hill, Covenanters, David Law (d.1685), Edinburgh, Edinburgh Tolbooth, Edward Stit, Gavin Russell (d.1685), Gilbert McIlroy, Hanna Keir, Henry & Francis (1685), Jamaica, James Gavin, James Muncie (Dumfries), James Wilkieson, John Gibb, John Muirhead, John Muirhead (Dumfries), John Mundell (d.1685), Matthew Bryce (Carmunock), Quintin Dun (Benquhat), Scotland, Scottish History, Strabracken, Thomas Abercrombie, Thomas Richard (Glenluce), Thomas Stoddart (d.1685), William Cunningham, William Jackson, William McIlroy
Tags: Argyll Rising, Banishment, Covenanters, Edinburgh, History, Jamaica, Scotland, Scottish History
Shot by Highlanders: Two Covenanters Buried at Cumnock
• February 21, 2014 • 5 CommentsPosted in 1685, Ayrshire, Closs, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Cumnock, Cumnock parish, Dalmellington parish, David Dun (d.1685), Highlanders, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, James Dun (Benquhat), James Dun (d.1685), James Renwick, John Paterson (Pennyvenie), Margaret Dun, Martyrs' Moss, Ochiltree parish, Quintin Dun (Benquhat), Robert Dun in Benquhat (d.1685), Roger Dun (M'Commistoun), Scotland, Scottish History, Simon Paterson (d.1685), Whig Hole
Tags: Covenanters, Cumnock, History, Scotland, Scottish History
The Looting of Dalmellington in 1685
• July 31, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in 1685, Argyll Rising, Ayrshire, Benbain, Benquhat, Covenanters, Dalmellington, Dalmellington parish, Dunaskin, Dunaskin Glen, George Barclay, George Douglas earl of Dumbarton, James Dick (fl.1689), James Dun (Benquhat), James Dun (d.1685), John Dick (Benbain), John Paterson (Pennyvenie), Laight (Dalmellington), Minnivey, Pennyvenie, Quintin Dick, Quintin Dun (Benquhat), Robert Dun in Benquhat (d.1685), Roger Dun (d.1689), Scotland, Scottish History
Tags: British History, Covenanters, Dalmellington, History, Scotland, Scottish History
The Covenanter at Craignaw, Dalmellington and the Death of Roger Dun
• July 26, 2012 • 5 CommentsPosted in 1685, Adam Macquhan (d.1685), Ayrshire, Benquhat, Caldons, Captain Alexander Urquhart (d.1685), Carrick, Carsphairn parish, Covenanters, Craignaw, Dalmellington parish, David Dun (d.1685), Dunaskin Glen, Fingland, George Barclay, Glenkens, Jamaica, James Dun (Benquhat), James Dun (d.1685), James Renwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Major Andrew White, Minnigaff parish, Quintin Dun (Benquhat), Robert Dun (Lethamhill), Roger Dun (d.1689), Roger Dun (M'Commistoun), Straiton parish, Thomas McHaffie (d.1685)
Tags: Covenanters, Dalmellington, Glen Trool, Hillwalking, History, Jamaica, Scotland, Scottish History