David Hackston

David Hackston or Halkerstone
BornRathillet, in the parish of Kilmany, Fife
Died30 July 1680 (executed)
Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Buried
Greyfriars Kirkyard
Allegiance
Battles / warsBattle of Drumclog, Battle of Bothwell Bridge
The murder of Archbishop Sharp in 1679. The mounted figure, lower left, may be intended to portray Hackston. Sharp's daughter pleads for her father's life, lower right.

David Hackston or Halkerstone (died 30 July 1680), was a militant Scottish Covenanter, remembered mainly for his part in the murder of Archbishop James Sharp of St. Andrews in 1679 and his involvement in the events of 1680 which led to his capture and execution.