John Fergushill and George Woodburn's Grave

A headstone marks the graves of Fergushill and Woodburn. They were amongst the Covenanters who were in attendance at a service at Midland farm in the parish, when it was attacked by Lieutenant Nisbet. 

John Fergushill and George Woodburn's Grave

Fenwick Churchyard

Fenwick

Ayrshire

NGR - NS 465434

The second gravestone to mark the grave, shown above, was erected in 1829. It was broken at some point and repaired. However, in 2009 a new granite stone that copied the original was placed on the same spot by the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association.

Inscription:

HERE LIES

The dust of JOHN FERGUSHILL

and GEORGE WOODBURN who

were shot at MIDLAND by

NISBET and his party 1685.

When bloody prelates

Once these nations pest

Contrived that cursed

Self-contradicting test

These men for Christ

Did suffer Martyrdom

And here there dust lies

Waiting till he come.

RENEWED by SUBSCRIPTION

1829

Replaced by SCMA

2009