Why this matters
Crawick Water is associated with the Covenanters, a 17th-century movement in Scotland that resisted religious persecution and advocated for Presbyterianism. The site was used as a meeting place in 1685, reflecting the clandestine gatherings held during this turbulent period of Scottish religious history.
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crawick Water as Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century) (1685). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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