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Highland Mary (statue)
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Highland Mary is a Category B listed monument in Dunoon, Scotland, dedicated to Mary Campbell, the lover of Robert Burns.[1] The statue overlooks the Firth of Clyde.
Key Information
The statue, unveiled on 21 July 1896,[2] the centenary of Burns' death, and made of bronze, was sculpted by David Watson Stevenson. It stands, facing southeast, on a round ashlar pedestal with an octagonal cap and base. It is inscribed Burns Highland Mary.[3]
A reduced size (96 cm (38 in)) plaster copy of the statue is held in the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in South Ayrshire.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Creation and Controversy of Dunoon's Highland Mary". Castle House Museum. 21 June 2022.
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 444
- ^ Statue of "Highland Mary" - Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ "Statue of 'Highland Mary' reduced copy of original statue of Mary Campbell at Dunoon". burnsscotland.com. Burns Scotland. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
