Wigtown Martyrs' Graves
Wigtown Kirkyard
Bank Street
Wigtown
Wigtownshire
NGR - NX 437556
The gravestones are located within a railed enclosure to the west of the church building, near the back of the kirkyard. The new railings were erected by the SCMA.
Wigtown Martyrs' Graves
Margaret Wilson
Margaret MacLachlan
George Walker
William Johnstone
John Milroy
An enclosure in the kirkyard at Wigtown contains three gravestones to the various Wigtown Martyrs. The tablestone commemorates Margaret Wilson. The headstone to the rear (left) is to Walker, Johnstone and Milroy. The headstone (right) commemorates Margaret MacLachlan. The two Marys were drowned in the Solway tide. The three men were executed in 1685 on the orders of Major Windram.
John Milroy
John Milroy was a hawker on Fyntalloch estate.
George Walker
Walker was a servant at Kirkcalla farm (NX 305747).
WIlliam Johnstone
Johnstone was the gardener at Fyntalloch estate (NX 303738). The house no longer exists.
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