Government operations against Covenanting conventicles in the Douglas area of upper Lanarkshire continued through 1685 during the height of the Killing Time under James VII. The Douglas valley and adjacent hills of Clydesdale provided terrain that sheltered fugitive Covenanters. Soldiers under local commanders conducted frequent sweeps through the area seeking armed conventiclers.
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