The Pentland Rising of 1666: Executed at Ayr on 27 December

Five days after six were executed in Edinburgh for the Pentland Rising, seven Covenanters were hanged and beheaded in Ayr. All of those who were executed were from Galloway. At around the same time, General Tam Dalyell shot David Finlay at Newmilns. Seven* were executed at Ayr on 27 December, 1666 A gravestone was erected…

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