Martyrs' Stone is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971.
Martyrs' Stone
- WRENN ID
- grim-eave-spindle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1971
- OS grid reference
- NX 796 895
- Coordinates
- 55.18533, -3.89121
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Martyrs' Stone is a circa 1685 monument erected within the garden of a farmhouse to commemorate the execution of five individuals. It is a simple upright slab with a shaped top, bearing an inscription on its south face. The inscription reads: "In this yard were shot John Gibson, James Bennoch, Robert Edgar, Robert Mitchell & Robert Grierson, April 28, 1685 by Colerell (sic) Douglass & Livingstouns Dragoons for adhering to Christs Kingly Government (sic) in his Church against Tyrannie perjurie & prelacie." The remains of the executed individuals are located in the adjacent parish churchyard, listed as number 232 in the inventory. The monument is designated for its group value and historic interest.
Local climate
Martyrs' Stone sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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