Hollow between Skeoch Hill and Bishops Forest Hill is the Covenanters' Monument, with the rows of 'Communion Stones'.


Hollow between Skeoch Hill and Bishops Forest Hill is the Covenanters' Monument, with the rows of 'communion stones'. In the summer of 1678 three thousand communicants met to celebrated the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.


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Location: Communion Stone, Skeoch Hill, Irongray, Dumfries
Photo credit: © Allan Devlin / Alamy / Afripics
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