Buchanan Monument

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Name and dates

Buchanan Monument (1788-)

Opened on the Monuments and Memorials.

Description

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.

Canmore - Buchanan Monument

Buchanan Society - Buchanan Monument

Killearn station was just over a mile away to the west.

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Monument memorial
09/08/2020