Description

Erected 1835. Granite pyramid approximately 25ft high erected to the memory of covenanting martyrs R Furgusson, R MacMichael, J Grier, J Stuart, killed 1684.

Statement of Interest

The Auchencloy Monument forms a significant feature in the landscape.

Now in forestry plantation. See also list description for nearby Furgusson Tombstone.

The Covenanters had a significant impact on religion and politics in 17th century Scotland. In 1684 MacMichael murdered a curate of Carsphairn Church who was believed to have been betraying the names of the Covenanters to Graham of Claverhouse. MacMichael and others escaped to Auchencloy where they were tracked down by Claverhouse and killed.

Owned by Forestry Commission Scotland.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56617839

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  For the Record