James Gavin Monument detail (C) kim traynor

NS8330 : James Gavin Monument detail

taken 4 years ago, near to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Great Britain

James Gavin Monument detail

The carved lintel from James Gavin's cottage showing the tailor's shears used to remove his ears as punishment for refusing to acknowledge Royal authority over the Kirk. The Royalist commander James Graham of Claverhouse, who became known in these parts as "Bluidy Clavers", is held personally to blame for Gavin's ordeal. Covenanter accounts of the action imply Clavers taking a direct "hands-on approach" rather than brutal minions acting under his orders.

See the monument plaque text here NS8330 : James Gavin Monument, Main Street

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Grid Square: NS8330, 113 images (more nearby )
Photographer: kim traynor (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 24 March, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 10 June, 2015
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement
Subject Location: OSGB36: NS 8352 3074 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:33.3834N 3:50.8892W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NS 8352 3074
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)