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'''''Highland Mary''''' is a [[Listed building#Scotland|Category B listed]] monument in [[Dunoon]], Scotland, dedicated to [[Mary Campbell (Highland Mary)|Mary Campbell]], the lover of [[Robert Burns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.castlehousemuseum.org.uk/post/the-creation-and-controversy-of-dunoon-s-highland-mary|title=The Creation and Controversy of Dunoon's Highland Mary|date=21 June 2022|website=Castle House Museum}}</ref> |
'''''Highland Mary''''' is a [[Listed building#Scotland|Category B listed]] monument in [[Dunoon]], Scotland, dedicated to [[Mary Campbell (Highland Mary)|Mary Campbell]], the lover of [[Robert Burns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.castlehousemuseum.org.uk/post/the-creation-and-controversy-of-dunoon-s-highland-mary|title=The Creation and Controversy of Dunoon's Highland Mary|date=21 June 2022|website=Castle House Museum}}</ref> |
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[[File:Plaque for Highland Mary Statue, Dunoon.jpg|thumb|left|Plaque for Highland Mary Statue, Dunoon]] |
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The statue, unveiled on 21 July 1896,<ref name=ord>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=ZrGM8n_uNOcC&pg=GBS.PP1 ''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''], Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 444</ref> 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''.<ref name=HES>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB26437 Statue of "Highland Mary"] - [[Historic Environment Scotland]]</ref> |
The statue, unveiled on 21 July 1896,<ref name=ord>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=ZrGM8n_uNOcC&pg=GBS.PP1 ''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland''], Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 444</ref> 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''.<ref name=HES>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB26437 Statue of "Highland Mary"] - [[Historic Environment Scotland]]</ref> |
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A reduced size ({{convert|96|cm|abbr=on}}) plaster copy of the statue is held in the [[Robert Burns Birthplace Museum]] in South Ayrshire.<ref name="burnsscotland">{{cite web |title=Statue of 'Highland Mary' reduced copy of original statue of Mary Campbell at Dunoon |url=http://burnsscotland.com/items/s/statue-of-highland-mary-reduced-copy-of-original-statue-of-mary-campbell-at-dunoon |website=burnsscotland.com |publisher=Burns Scotland |accessdate=20 July 2020}}</ref> |
A reduced size ({{convert|96|cm|abbr=on}}) plaster copy of the statue is held in the [[Robert Burns Birthplace Museum]] in South Ayrshire.<ref name="burnsscotland">{{cite web |title=Statue of 'Highland Mary' reduced copy of original statue of Mary Campbell at Dunoon |url=http://burnsscotland.com/items/s/statue-of-highland-mary-reduced-copy-of-original-statue-of-mary-campbell-at-dunoon |website=burnsscotland.com |publisher=Burns Scotland |accessdate=20 July 2020}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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| 55°56′44″N 4°55′23″W / 55.945680°N 4.923193°W | |
| Location | Castle Hill Dunoon Argyll and Bute Scotland |
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| Designer | David Watson Stevenson |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Opening date | 1896 |
| Dedicated to | Mary Campbell |
Highland Mary is a Category B listed monument in Dunoon, Scotland, dedicated to Mary Campbell, the lover of Robert Burns.[1]
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
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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