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Monument, built in 1861-2, and erected to the memory of the Prime Minister, the Fourth Earl of Aberdeen. A square tower of coursed red granite with dressed quoins and a corbelled and crenellated parapet. The lower stage is steeply battered. The Prop is approximately 25m in height. It has an internal spiral stair, leading to an external viewing area with parapet. A plaque over the entrance reads: 'To George Hamilton Gordon, Fourth Earl of Aberdeen, By his attached and Grateful Tenantry. He was born at Edinburgh 28 Jan 1784 and died at London 14 Dec 1860.'. Repair and maintenance to the Prop was carried out in August 2012.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)