John Lambert, Battle of Hieton, and Gilbert Ker bronze plaque

This bronze commemorative plaque records: The Battle of the Hieton was fought on the banks of this stream between the Covenanters under Colonel Ker and the English under General Lambert in 1650 Recorded plaque organisation: Hamilton Civic Society.

General John Lambert and Gilbert Ker were key figures in the Battle of Hieton in 1650, where Lambert led English forces against Ker's Covenanters, reflecting the religious and political conflicts of the English Civil War era.