Lilias Dunbar and Thomas Ross – Kilravock Castle, Croy, Inverness – SFH040

Lilias Dunbar and Thomas Ross – Kilravock Castle, Croy, Inverness – SFH040

Many of the hotbeds of Covenanter activity were in Dumfries & Galloway or Ayrshire, but not all.  This week, Matthew Vogan is at Kilravock Castle (pronounced “Kilrawk”) near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn to tell us about some of the Covenanters that we know about from around that area. The best overview of this region at the time is The Covenanters in Moray and Ross by Murdoch MacDonald

LILIAS DUNBAR

This is the best account of the life of Lilias Dunbar. It uses her autobiography. The Ladies of the Covenant: Memoirs of Distinguished Female Characters, Embracing the Period of the Covenant and the Persecution

THOMAS ROSS

Thomas Ross  was one of those ministers who refused to accept episcopacy and was thrown out of his church in 1662.  After spending some time in prison, he ended up spending his last year at home very ill.

Alexander Brodie – Brodie Castle, Forres – SFH036

Alexander Brodie – Brodie Castle, Forres – SFH036

Alexander Brodie was no hero. He was a poor sinner leaning upon all sufficient grace.  He knew what he called the deep deceits of his heart. He knew to lament and confess them to God. But One compromise risked leading to another…

Matthew Vogan is at a very wet Brodie Castle near Forres with this week’s episode.

To dig deeper, visit ScotlandsForgottenHistory.com