Controversial, learned and zealous – John Flint of Lasswade – SFH083

Controversial, learned and zealous – John Flint of Lasswade – SFH083

Apr 15, 2021 | Podcast

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The long and interesting life of John Flint, encountered many notable theologians. Despite his initial promise and youthful mistakes he proved to be, as Robert Wodrow says, a pious, warm-hearted, useful minister that continued in his commitment to the values of the Covenanters. We visit Lasswade Old Kirk to talk more about this lesser known Covenanting preacher.

The Man Behind the Memorial – James Currie of Pentland – SFH081

The Man Behind the Memorial – James Currie of Pentland – SFH081

Mar 11, 2021 | Podcast

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If you have ever viewed and appreciated the Covenanter Martyrs Memorial at Greyfriars Churchyard in Edinburgh, you have James Currie to thank. It is said that Currie indeed sculpted the panel for the memorial himself. But who was he? He himself had experiences of suffering that he could relate and he was a close associate of leading Covenanters. His wife Helen Alexander was another noted Covenanter and the mother of the girl who organised the Children’s Covenant.

“If I should die among the snow” – a Winter Conventicle, Closeburn – SFH080

“If I should die among the snow” – a Winter Conventicle, Closeburn – SFH080

Feb 16, 2021 | Podcast

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We might easily be tempted to romanticise conventicles in the time of snow. In later times poems were written of how “all around the snow was falling, yet there they held their place”. The hardship was, however, acute. Such weather also certainly added to the dangers they faced yet people still gathered. We follow the account of one conventicle held during thick snow in the area surrounding Closeburn, near Dumfries to find out more about what they faced.

A Hidden Hotbed of Covenanter Activity – Carrington, Midlothian – SFH056

A Hidden Hotbed of Covenanter Activity – Carrington, Midlothian – SFH056

Apr 24, 2020 | Podcast

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Carrington is a tiny, sleepy village in Midlothian. It’s not the sort of place known for Covenanter connections, but Scotland’s Forgotten History can be found in surprising places. In fact, when you dig deeper you find that it was a hotbed of conventicles and Covenanter activity.

Please don’t travel to the village during the Covid-19 crisis but you can listen to the podcast and follow a virtual tour on street view. Start at the Main Street and Church and turn left out of the village to go to the Whitehill Burial Aisle at the bottom of the hill.