Wigtown Martyrs Trail and Martyrs Cell
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Title
Wigtown Martyrs Trail and Martyrs Cell
Description
The Wigtown Martyrs Trail and Martyrs’ Cell, Wigtown County Buildings. Meet in the whitewashed Martyrs’ Cell inside Wigtown County Buildings to join The Wigtown Martyrs’ Trail.
Scotland’s Booktown is an ancient Royal Burgh with an infamous role in our religious and social history. In 1685 Margaret Wilson and Margaret McLachlan were drowned and three men (George Walker, William Johnstone, and John Milroy) hanged without proper trial, because they would not sign an oath stating that the King was head of the church, and would not attend church services conducted by Episcopalian curates.
Source
dumfriesandgalloway
Type
Museum
Identifier
1171
Spatial Coverage
current,54.86856,-4.441562;
Museum Item Type Metadata
Street
South Main Street
Place
Wigtown
IsNewThisYear
No
OpeningDate1
30/9/2012
OpeningTime1
10.30-12.00
OpeningTime2
13.00-14.30
Activities
The Tour, led by historian and enthusiast Andrew Wilson, will show you some of Wigtown’s most mysterious places, and tell the tragic tale of the Martyrs.
Meet in the whitewashed Martyrs’ Cell inside Wigtown County Buildings to join The Wigtown Martyrs’ Trail.
Join the Trail: There is no charge, but places must be booked. Please ring The CatStrand on 01644 420374 to book.
Directions: Leave the A75 at Newton Stewart and follow signs for Wigtown. Follow the A714 into the centre of Wigtown and the County Buildings are on the left. The Martyrs’ Cell is on the ground floor of the County buildings. On street parking.
WC
Yes
DisabledWC
No
DisabledAccess
Yes
Refreshments
No
EventsForChildren
No
Parking
Yes
HearingLoop
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
ID
12352
IsIncludedThisYear
No
Postcode
DG8 9JH
Citation
“Wigtown Martyrs Trail and Martyrs Cell,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1169.
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