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Title
72nd Highlanders Memorial
Date
1882–1883
Medium
Peterhead granite
Accession number
EH1_GB_S021
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
City of Edinburgh Council
Custodian
City of Edinburgh Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
C (Scotland)
Listing date
14/12/70
Access
at all times
Inscription description
IN MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS / NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN / OF THE 72ND DUKE OF ALBANYS OWN HIGHLANDERS / WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS OR DISEASE / DURING THE CAMPAIGNS IN AFFGHANISTAN (sic) / IN 1878 – 79 – 80; ERECTED BY / THE OFFICERS AND MEN NOW SERVING / AND WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE REGIMENT
Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh
EH1 2NG
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