Statistical Account of Scotland, The Volume 13
Robert Burns borrowed this volume from the old Dumfries Public Library. On p652 there is an account of the Covenanter's stone at Balmaghie, a reference to several people who suffered as martyrs for the Covenanters. This statement seems to have a struck a chord with the poet, as he has pencilled in a verse of the famous "Solemn League and Covenant" as a footnote.
This relic was discovered in Dec 1859, by Mr William McDowall, editor of the Dumfries and Galloway Standard.
Object no :
BHBN105n
Collection :
Creator :
Sir John Sinclair
Place of Production :
Edinburgh
Dimensions :
width 135mm, height 217mm
Materials :
paper, leather boards
Location :
NA
Accession number :
DUMFM:1936.2.9
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council