What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackwood House, Martyr's Tomb as Burial Ground (20th Century), Covenanters Grave (17th Century) (1685), Gravestone (18th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Covenanters' grave, 17th century (1685), associated with the persecution of Scottish Presbyterians. Significance lies in its historical and religious context reflecting political and religious conflict in Scotland.
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Places near here
Loch WoodForest · 737 yd
Tanhill FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1294 yd
KirkmuirhillCross (period Unassigned) · 1670 yd
DykeheadEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Kirkmuirhill, Carlisle RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.4 mi
Kirkmuirhill, Carlisle Road, Kirkmuirhill Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century) (1868), War Memorial (20th Century) · 1.5 mi
Greer HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
StarbirnsFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
CanderTower House (medieval) · 2.4 mi
Black HillMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
TweediesideCastle (medieval)(possible) · 3.0 mi
Devongill WoodWood · 3.6 mi