covenanters imprisoned on bass rock

[Daonnachd]

Hi,

I have found an ancestor - Major Joseph Learmonth - who appears to have been involved in the Battle of Rullion Green in 1666. Could anyone please let me know where I might get some more information about this battle. I would also like to find out more about the Bass Rock prison, and the fates of the prisoners, and the specific circumstances around Major Learmonth's release. Doing a general search online hasn't produced many results so far.

Thanks everybody for reading this! 

Lindsey

[hanes teulu]

Try googling "google books chronological notes of scottish affairs from 1680 till 1701 john lauder"? and search inside for "learmonth"?

There's a snippet on page 23

[Daonnachd]

Will do - thank you!

[jim1]

There's a lot online about the battle & the prison;

http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Places/bass_rock.htm
http://www.thesonsofscotland.co.uk/thebattleofrulliongreen1666.htm

[hanes teulu]

file:///C:/Users/Richard/Downloads/Pentlands_Hills_Guide_2011.pdf

There's an article (upside down!!) headed "SOME KEY ASSOCIATIONS" - the last para mentions Joseph and a plaque to him in Dolphinton Church.

[hanes teulu]

Don't know what your googling threw up but did you spot
https://drmarkjardine.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/covenanters-secret-tunnel-discovered-in-lanarkshire/

The snippet I directed you to mentions something about a tunnel

[Skoosh]

Lyndsay,  Dr Mark Jardine's website is a mine of info about the Covenanters, sign up for his newsletter

https://drmarkjardine.wordpress.com

Skoosh.

Hanes beat me too it!

[Daonnachd]

Thank you all so much - I've got some work to do 

[hanes teulu]

Skoosh,
and I'm focusing more on the footie on the wireless!!

Try googling "google books the history of the state and sufferings of the church of scotland from the restoration to the revolution archibald martin 1762"

search inside for "learmont" (no "h") - snippet on page 137