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Scottish Martyrs monument

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Scottish Martyrs monument
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Scottish Martyrs monument was erected in Nunhead Cemetery to honour five Scots transported for political reform campaigns in 1793 and 1794. It records the harsh cost of early democratic organising and links Scottish trials to a public London place.

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Scottish Martyrs monument was erected in Nunhead Cemetery to honour five Scots transported for political reform campaigns in 1793 and 1794. It records the harsh cost of early democratic organising and links Scottish trials to a public London place.

Why it was made

was erected in Nunhead Cemetery to honour five Scots transported for political reform campaigns in 1793 and 1794.

People and events

London-based reformers and Scottish supporters funded the monument decades after Thomas Muir and his companions were sentenced.

How it worked

A tall stone obelisk and inscription name the men and present their punishment as a sacrifice for political liberty.

What remains

The obelisk, stepped base and lettering remain among the cemetery's nineteenth-century monuments.

Why it mattered

It records the harsh cost of early democratic organising and links Scottish trials to a public London place.

Sources for this account

Sources checked 16 August 2026.

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