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Dalgarnock, Dalgarno, Dalgarnoc [1] was an ancient parish and a once considerable sized village in the Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries that enclosed the parish of Closeburn but was annexed to Closeburn in 1606 following the Reformation, separated again in 1648 and finally re-united in 1697, as part of the process that established the ...
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The Nithsdale Martyrs Cross at Dalgarnock near Thirnhill. Grierson of Lag, known as 'Cruel Lag', had been active in requiring those living in the area to take the Abjuration Oath [4] and Captain Bruce brought Edward and Alexander before him, pressing for an assize to be arranged to try them. [3] 'Monsterous Lag' would have none of it, although ...
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The Martyrs' Monument, St Andrews, which commemorates Patrick Hamilton, Henry Forrest, George Wishart and Walter Milne Two people were executed under heresy laws during the reign of James I (1406–1437). Protestants were then executed ...
Protestant martyrs of Scotland (36 P) S. Scottish Catholic martyrs (11 P) Scottish people martyred elsewhere (2 P)
[26] A white marble Northumbrian Cross, the 'Martyrs Cross', stands in the Dalgarnock burial ground, erected in 1925 and carved as a memorial to the 57 (54 men and three women) Nithsdale Covenanters who gave their lives for their faith. A letter book relating to the erection of this cross was kept at Hornel Library, Kirkcudbright. [27]
The nation said a proper farewell to former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service in Washington D.C. on Thursday. President Joe Biden, who declared Thursday a national day of mourning ...
On 22 July 1928 a Conventicle was held at Dalgarnock near Closeburn in Dumfries and Galloway to unveil and dedicate a Northumbrian style 'Martyrs Cross', Mr John Cuninghame Montgomerie of Dalmore performing the official unveiling. A large number of people were in attendance as were a large united choir and the regimental band of the 7th ...