What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dimpleknowe as Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century), Preaching Site (17th 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.
Dimpleknowe is associated with the Covenanters, a 17th-century religious and political movement in Scotland that resisted royal interference in the kirk. The site was used as a clandestine preaching place during a period of persecution, reflecting the strong Presbyterian traditions and underground worship practices of the time.
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Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0