Aberdeenshire HER - NO39NE0078 - MONALTRIE MONUMENT

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Primary ReferenceNO39NE0078
NameMONALTRIE MONUMENT
NRHE Card No.NO39NE91
NRHE Numlink 184738
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 9327
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Monument, dated 1836, on the summit of a low hill to the east of Newton of Tullich. It commemorates William Farquharson of Monaltrie (1753 - 1828) who, along with his father, made many improvements to the surrounding area, including roads. The monument is a tall, grey granite obelisk on a stepped square base. A plaque at the base of obelisk has the inscription, 'In memory of William Farquharson of Monaltrie who died at Vevay in Switzerland 20th November 1828 aged 75 years erected by his affectionate widow Margaret Garden 1836'.
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