Buchanan Monument
Location type
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.
Tags
Monument memorial09/08/2020
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