Covenanters Memorial, Greyfriars Kirkyard

Category

Library Item

Item no

12793

Title

Covenanters Memorial, Greyfriars Kirkyard looking towards Magdalane Chapel and Central Library, Edinburgh

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Covenanteers Memorial or Martyr's Monument was erected in 1706. It commemorates the roughly 18000 covenanteers who were "one way or other murdered and destroyed" for their political and religious allegiance. Many of these men were inprisoned in Greyfriars Kirkyard before being executed in the Grassmarket.

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