Fergusson Tombstone, Covenanter's Grave is a Grade C listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971.
Fergusson Tombstone, Covenanter's Grave
- WRENN ID
- shifting-loggia-laurel
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1971
- OS grid reference
- NX 603 708
- Coordinates
- 55.01263, -4.18543
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is a 17th-century tombstone, marking the grave of R Furgusson, who died in 1684. According to the inscription, he was shot by Claverhouse for his adherence to the National and Solemn League. The tombstone features a decorative design including a scull and crossbones. Records indicate a connection to events involving the Covenanters, specifically the aftermath of the murder of a curate of Carsphairn Church in 1684. MacMichael and others fled to Auchencloy, where they were subsequently killed by Claverhouse. The tombstone is owned by Forestry Commission Scotland. It is located near the Auchencloy Monument, which is described in a separate listing.
Local climate
Fergusson Tombstone, Covenanter's Grave sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,390 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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