When James Sharp was named archbishop of St. Andrews, making him the head of the Church of England in Scotland, he sealed his fate as a turncoat to the “Covenanters” who became the Presbyterians. Sharp had once been a Covenanter which meant he wanted the Church of England to stay out of Scotland’s congregation-driven church structure. This was right in the middle of the English Civil War and there are multiple pieces to the puzzle but on May 3, 1679, Archbishop Sharp was murdered at place called Magus Moor which is marked by the monument. He used his position to inflict cruel and unusual punishment on those who wouldn’t conform to the Church’s rules.
