Highland Mary (statue)

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.

Highland Mary
The statue in 2015
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55°56′44″N 4°55′23″W / 55.945680°N 4.923193°W / 55.945680; -4.923193
LocationCastle Hill
Dunoon
Argyll and Bute
Scotland
DesignerDavid Watson Stevenson
TypeStatue
MaterialBronze
Opening date1896
Dedicated toMary Campbell

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Creation and Controversy of Dunoon's Highland Mary". Castle House Museum. 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Frances Hindes Groome (1901), p. 444
  3. ^ Statue of "Highland Mary" - Historic Environment Scotland
  4. ^ "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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