Edinburgh Castle, Esplanade, Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders War Memorial

The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.

The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.

Wall fountain composed of three panels carved with the insignia of the Argyllshire Highlanders. On the two outer panels are the regiment's badge (originally containing water spouts.) On the central panel are three crowns, a boar's head, scrollwork and thistles. Below the panels is a low water trough.

On 25 July 1874 The Builder reported that 'Colonel Sprot and the officers of the 91st [Princess Louise's Argyllshire] Highlanders have presented the public with a drinking-fountain.' The fountain was designed and erected by Stewart, McGlashan & Son, sculptors.

Inspected By : T.S.

Inscriptions : On central part of fountain (in raised numbers):

18 74

XCI

Below panels of fountain (in raised letters):

ERECTED . BY / THE . PRINCESS . LOUISES . ARGYLLSHIRE . HIGHLANDERS

On military badges on outer two panels (in raised letters):

NE OBLIVISCARIS

Signatures : None

Design period : 1874

Year of unveiling : 1874

Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0484)

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