Memorial to Jenny Geddes
Submitted by admin on 4 March 2012 - 10:11pm
Revised: 7 January 2014 - 10:58am — admin
Dedicated to:
Inscription:
THE CUTTY STOOL Dedicated to Jenny Geddes 1637 by Scotswomen
Constant oral tradition affirms that near this spot a brave Scotch woman Janet Geddes on the 23 July 1637 struck the first blow in the great struggle for freedom of conscience which after a conflict of half a century ended in the establishment of civil and religious liberty
Designed by:
Merilyn Smith
Date:
1992
Material:
Wooden stool with metal plaque on floor below
Location:
South aisle, St Giles Cathedral
High Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1RE
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Images:
Additional information:
The inscription was engraved by G. Cochrane, Edinburgh
