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Fort William, The Parade, Donald Cameron Of Locheil Statue
Statue (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Fort William, The Parade, Donald Cameron Of Locheil Statue
Classification Statue (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 108572
Site Number NN17SW 51
NGR NN 10433 74076
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/108572
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
The Parade Duncansburgh Parish Church, Ross & Mackintosh, 1881 A much-needed presence on the former parade ground at the east end of the High Street (the nearest Fort William gets to a civic square), with buttressed tower and wide gable with large traceried window. Stained glass of 1880s, 1949 (Abbey Studio) and 1960s and 1970s (A. C. Whalen). Mullioned manse to west by G. MacRitchie, 1936. On the green, a bronze Statue by W. Birnie Rhind, 1909, depicting Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 24 th Chief (1835-1905), posing ruggedly in his kilt atop a lump of granite.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
