NS6541 : The Trumpeter's Well

near to Caldermill, South Lanarkshire, Great Britain

The Trumpeter's Well
The Trumpeter's Well
This well lies at Caldermill, near Strathaven. During the covenanting period there was a skirmish involving the hated Claverhouse. Thomas Finlay, a farmer, stabbed Claverhouse's horse with his pike, injuring it. Claverhouse forced it onward, and at this spot he mounted another horse which had belonged to his trumpeter. The trumpeter was a lad of around 14 years of age. He was killed and tradition states that his body was disposed of in the well.
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NS6541, 4 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Gordon Brown   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph (First for NS6541)
Date Taken
Thursday, 27 October, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 28 October, 2005
Category
Historic site   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 659 416 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:38.9624N 4:7.9544W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 660 416
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