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A stepped granite square-plan plinth with concave moulding to the plinth base and a surmounting bronze figure facing west.

Title

Archibald Montgomerie (1812–1861), 13th Earl of Eglinton

Date

1865

Medium

bronze & granite

Accession number

KA7_JON_S030

Acquisition method

erected by public subscription

Work type

Statue

Owner

South Ayrshire Council

Listing status

B (Scotland)

Listing date

10/01/80

Access

at all times

Inscription description

side 1: IN MEMORY OF / ARCHIBALD WILLIAM, / EARL OF EGLINTON AND WINTOUN / PC.. K.T.. K.P. / LORD LIEUTENANT OF AYRSHIRE 1843-61, / LORD RECTOR OF GLASGOW UNIVERSITY 1852-3 / AND / LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND 1852 & 1858-9. / BORN 29TH SEPTEMBER 1812, / DIED 4TH OCTOBER 1861. / THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED / BY A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / OF ALL RANKS AND CLASSES / IN TESTIMONY / OF ADMIRATION FOR HIS PUBLIC CHARACTER, / OF AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF HIS PRIVATE VIRTUES / AND OF UNIVERSAL REGRET FOR THE LOSS OCCASIONED / TO HIS FRIENDS AND TO HIS COUNTRY / BY HIS TOO EARLY DEATH

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