Field Visit
Date 1 October 2002
Event ID 612862
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/612862
Pink granite obelisk with a crown and the number 72 attached to the front face. The base of the obelisk is inscribed on three sides with the names of fallen soldiers. The obelisk and base stand on a roughly-hewn stone block
Inspected By : T.S.
Inscriptions : On front, top section of base (incised letters):
IN MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS / NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN / OF THE 72ND DUKE OF ALBANY'S OWN HIGHLANDERS / WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE / DURING THE CAMPAIGNS IN AFFGHANISTAN (sic) / IN 1878 - 79 - 80
On front of base (incised letters):
ERECTED BY / THE OFFICERS AND MEN NOW SERVING / AND WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE REGIMENT
Signatures : None
Design period : 1882-1883
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0483)
