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spoons · Forum Moderator Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 18

Bill Dunigan, a member of the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association and Managing Director of Mayflower Engineering Ltd, of Sheffield, wished to donate a steel sculpture to the Association in memory of the Covenanters. It was decided that this should be erected at St John's Town of Dalry to mark the starting point of the Pentland Rising, one of the most significant events during the 'fifty years' struggle', and in commemoration of the Covenanters in general. The sculpture, which is fabricated from stainless steel and Corten, is based on the 'Burning Bush' from Exodus chapter 3. The sculpture is 5 metres in height and the steel weighs 3 tons. On some of the leaves are names of some important Covenanters:

The tree was unveiled on Saturday 18 September 2004 by the donor, Bill Dunigan, and Bill Niven, President of the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association. The Service of Dedication was conducted by Revd. David Bartholomew of Dalry Church. Assistance in the project was supplied by Dumfries and Galloway Council, Dalry Community Council, Dalry Playpark Association, Glenkens Trust and the Galloway Association of Glasgow.

As an aside, many of the villagers were not invited and were not allowed into the special enclosure for the unveiling or to the 'posh nosh' afterwards. That's always the way of things I fear.