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English: A martyr's grave A memorial, west-northwest of Meikle Auchengibbert Farm, to the Covenanter John McGeachan. The inscription reads:-

HERE LIES JOHN McGEACHAN WHO FOR HIS CONSTANT ADHERENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD PROSECUTING THE ENDS OF NATIONAL VALUE AND COVENANT AND APPEARING FOR THE RESCUE OF THE REV DAVID HOUSTON ONE OF THE PERSECUTED MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL WAS SHOT AT BELLOW PATH BY A PARTY OF BLOODY DRAGOONS XXVIITH JULY MDCLXXXXIII

On the other side is inscribed:-

THIS Stone was Erected by the Proceeds of a Sermon Preached by the Rev Mr JAMES CURRIE Of Catrine 28th August 1836

An inscription on a small stone to the side of the monument reads:-

THE PERSECUTED MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL WAS SHOT AT BELLO PATH BY A PARTY OF THE BLOODY DRAGOONS JULY 28 1688

ERECTED ANNO 1728
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Camera location55° 26′ 54.9″ N, 4° 13′ 35″ W  Heading=22° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location55° 26′ 54.9″ N, 4° 13′ 35″ W  Heading=22° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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