BattlefieldsKilling of Covenanters at Carsgailoch Hill, New Cumnock, 1685
Jacobite Risings

Killing of Covenanters at Carsgailoch Hill, New Cumnock, 1685

1685
Ayrshire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
ambush
Location
Ayrshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Covenanter fugitives returning from a conventicle
VS
Victor
Highland levies under Colonel James Douglas
Outcome
Three Covenanters shot dead on the hillside; a fourth man was captured but survived
The Battle

History & Significance

Killing of Covenanters at Carsgailoch Hill, New Cumnock, 1685 was a ambush of the Jacobite Risings period, fought in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1685. This engagement forms part of the broader pattern of conflict that shaped the political and military history of the UK during this era.

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

Three Covenanters killed: Joseph Wilson, John Jamieson and John Humphrey (also spelled Umphrey); Alexander Jamieson was captured alive. A nearby monument also commemorates three women, Marion Cameron, Margaret Dunn and Annabel Dunn, shot on the same hill after returning from a conventicle on 14 April 1685, though some sources treat this as a separate incident

Forces Involved

not recorded

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