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Breconside Hill, Preaching Stone

Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century), Covenanters Stone (17th Century), Preaching Site (17th Century)
Breconside Hill, Preaching Stone
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Breconside Hill, Preaching Stone as Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century), Covenanters Stone (17th Century), Preaching Site (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Preaching Stone on Breconside Hill is associated with the Covenanters, a 17th-century movement in Scotland that resisted religious persecution and upheld Presbyterianism. It served as a clandestine site for worship and preaching during a time when such activities were outlawed by the authorities.

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Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0