See soorce fer The Wigtown Martyrs

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[[File:The Martyrs&#039; Grave, Wigtown old parish church, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.jpg|thumb|The Martyrs&#039; Grave, Wigtown Parish Church, Galloway|alt=]]
The '''Wigtown Martyrs''' or '''Solway martyrs''', Margaret McLachlan, aroond 60, an Margaret Wilson, 18, wur Scots [[Covenanter|Covenanters]] wha wur executed by Scots Episcopalians in 1685 in [[Wigtoun|Wigtown]], in [[Gallowa]] Scotland, by tying thaim tae stakes on the toun's mudflats an allowing thaim tae drown wi the rising tide.<ref>Thomson, John Henderson (1871). ''A cloud of witnesses, for the royal prerogatives of Jesus Christ : being the last speeches and testimonies of those who have suffered for the truth in Scotland, since the year 1680''. Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson, & Ferrier. pp. 435–442. Retrieved 20 August 2018.</ref><ref>Charles Rogers (1871). ''Monuments and monumental inscriptions in Scotland''. pp. 351–.</ref>
[[File:JOHN_EVERETT_MILLAIS_-_The_Martyr_of_the_Solway_(Walker_Art_Gallery,_Liverpool,_c._1871._Óleo_sobre_lienzo,_70.5_x_56.5_cm).jpg|thumb|Margaret Wilson as depicted by John Everett Millais - The Martyr of the Solway (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, c. 1871.]]

On Margaret Wilson's gravestone in the kirkyard is the inscription, "''Within the sea, tyd to a stake / She suffered for Christ Jesus sake.''"
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