Archive for the 'Benbeoch' Category
Mysterys of the Carsgailoch Covenanters Shot in 1685
• February 26, 2014 • 11 CommentsPosted in 1685, 19 convention, Alexander Jamieson, Ayrshire, Banishment, Benbeoch, Carsgailoch Hill, Carsphairn parish, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, Croftfoot (Sorn), Cumnock, Cumnock parish, Dalgig, Dalmellington parish, David Dun (d.1685), Galloway, George Hutchison (Dalgig), Glenkens, Highlanders, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, Hugh Hutchison, James Nisbet (Hardhill), James Renwick, Janet Anderson, John Brown of Priesthill, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Hutchison (Dalgig), John Jamieson (d.1685), John Paterson (Pennyvenie), John Umphrey (d.1685), Joseph Wilson (d.1685), Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanark, Lesmahagow parish, Middlefield (Muirkirk), Muirkirk parish, New Jersey, Priesthill, Robert Barclay of Urie, Scotland, Scottish History, Simon Paterson (d.1685), Sorn parish, Tod Fauld
Tags: Ayrshire, Covenanters, Cumnock, Early modern history, Hillwalking, History, Scotland, Scottish History
The Covenanters’ Secret Hideout: Dunton Cove
• September 12, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1684, Ayrshire, Benbeoch, Clanfin (Fenwick), Dunton Cove, Fenwick parish, Floak, Isobel Howie, James Howie (Lochgoin), John Howie (Lochgoin), John Paton of Meadowhead, Lieutenant Lewis Lauder, Lochgoin, Meadowhead, Mearns parish, Renfrewshire, Robert Howie (Floak)
Tags: Ayrshire, Caves, Covenanters, Dunton Cove, Fenwick, History, Lochgoin, Scotland, Scottish History