Rebellion & Enlightenment
The Covenanting Wars 'The Killing Time'
Statistical Account of Scotland, The Volume 13
- Period:
- 18th Century
- Date:
- 1794
- Author:
- Sir John Sinclair
- Description:
Robert Burns borrowed this volume from the old Dumfries Public Library. On p652 there is an account of the Covenanter's stone at Balmaghie, a reference to several people who suffered as martyrs for the Covenanters. This statement seems to have a struck a chord with the poet, as he has pencilled in a verse of the famous "Solemn League and Covenant" as a footnote.
This relic was discovered in Dec 1859, by Mr William McDowall, editor of the Dumfries and Galloway Standard.
- Place of Production:
- Edinburgh
- Materials/Media:
- paper, leather boards
- Dimensions:
- width 135mm, height 217mm
- Publisher:
- William Creech
- Source:
- Robert Burns House, Dumfries
- Accession Number:
- DUMFM:1936.2.9
- Digital Number:
- BHBN105n
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
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