What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: Covenanters' Prison
The Covenanters' Prison commemorates the site where Scottish Presbyterians, known as Covenanters, were detained for their resistance against the monarchy's attempts to impose episcopacy and royal authority over the church during the 17th century.
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