Monuments and Memorials

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Various monuments and memorials.




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This is a monument to the 11th and 6th Earl of Airlie located on Tulloch Hill. It is a monument to David Stanley William Ogilvy (1856 - 1900) who was killed in action during the Boer War.
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This is a large stone obelisk, 103 ft high. It is a monument to George Buchanan 1502-1582 born nearby at Moss (a mile and a half south of Killearn). Educated at Paris and St Andrews. He was the classical tutor of Mary Queen of Scots, principal of St Andrews and educated King James VI - later king of the United Kingdom.
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This monument and museum to Robert Burns is located in Kay Park, Kilmarnock. Key Park is east of the town centre, over the Kilmarnock Water from Kilmarnock station.
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This was the site of the Battle of Culloden fought on the 16th of April 1746. This was the last major action of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and last major land battle in the United Kingdom. The army of Charles Edward Stuart 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' was defeated by British forces under William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland. The battle was fought on high farmland east of Inverness.
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This monument, a pyramid standing on a base, dating from 1812 is west of Kinrara House. It commemorates Jane Maxwell (1749-1812), Duchess of Gordon. She married Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon.
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This monument stands above Golspie, to its north west, on Ben Bhraggie. It is a monument to George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, whose seat was at Dunrobin Castle. The duke is noted for his part in the Highland Clearances and founding of the village of Helmsdale.
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This large monument, a large square plinth topped with a circular pillared structure located on top of Dun Athaich, celebrates the life of the Gaelic Bard Duncan Ban MacIntyre (1724-1812). It is located on high ground just south east of an old Military Way. One of the northern arms of Loch Awe is to the west. The site may be reached by a minor road (following the military way) from ...

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This monument is located west of the Inveroran Hotel and celebrates the life of the Gaelic Bard Duncan Ban MacIntyre (1724-1812) who was born here. Loch Tulla is to the north east and the nearest station is Bridge of Orchy.
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This 1815 built monument commemorates the raising of the standard of Charles Edward Stuart at the beginning of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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Glenfinnan Monument viewed from the east. ...
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Stone monument topped with a cross on the western edge of Dunning. Marked with white paint 'Maggie Wall burnt here 1657 as a witch'.
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This memorial is for Peter Fowler and Gordon Turnball who were killed by a tunnel collapse during works to increase clearance in the Penmanshiel Tunnel on the 17th of March 1979.
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Memorial plaque for Peter Edgar Fowler on the memorial at Penmanshiel. ...
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Memorial plaque for Gordon Turnbull on the monument on the hill above the collapsed Penmanshiel Tunnel. ...
Ewan Crawford //2003
The memorial plaques to Peter Fowler and Gordon Turnbull attached to two of the three sides of the triangular memorial stone above Penmanshiel Tunnel. ...
John Furnevel 08/03/2010
In the early hours of Saturday 17 March 1979 a section of Penmanshiel Tunnel roof collapsed during work being carried out to lower the trackbed. Of ...
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The monument to Peter Fleming (1907-1971), older brother of Ian Fleming, is location on a hill just to the south of Lochan na h-Achlaise. Fleming died nearby on a shooting expedition.
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Gavin Maxwell
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This monument to Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is a Gothic spire 200 ft 6 in high which was built between 1840-44 on Princes Street, Edinburgh. It is located on the south side of the road, north of the east end of the Princes Street Gardens and west end of Edinburgh Waverley. The tower has many statues, notably of Scott himself and also of characters in his many novels.
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Stanrigg and Arbuckle Pit was owned by McCracken Bros and consisted of Arbuckle No 2 Pit (upcast), a downcast shaft and Stanrigg No 2 Pit (coal extraction). To the north was Stanrigg No 1 Pit on the Slamannan Railway.
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