Margaret MacLachlan and Margaret Wilson

 

The two Margarets were drowned in the rising Solway tide on 11 May 1685.

Martyrs' Stake

Wigtown Bay

Wigtown

Wigtownshire

NGR - NX

 

The Martyrs' Stake is located on the traditional site of the drowning of the two Margarets. The stake is reached from a small car park at the east end of the village, from where a path leads to the site.