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Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)

John Steell (1804–1891)

Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh

Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)
Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)
Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)
Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)
Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)
Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)
Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)
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The cross is carved in Celtic design with stylised foliage on all four sides. Towards the base of the shaft on the north and south sides are mythical beasts. On the south are a winged goat (left side) and an unidentifiable creature (right side). On the north are a winged hare or rabbit (left side) and a cow-like creature (right side). The cross stands on a rubble plinth with an inscribed pink granite plaque on its south side.
Title

Monument to Colonel William Douglas Mackenzie (1811–1873)

Date

1875

Medium

sandstone

Accession number

EH1_GB_S018

Acquisition method

erected by his friends

Work type

Cross

Owner

City of Edinburgh Council

Custodian

City of Edinburgh Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

B (Scotland)

Listing date

15/10/01

Access

at all times

Inscription description

IN MEMORY OF / COLONEL KENNETH DOUGLAS MACKENZIE, C.B. / WHO SERVED FOR FORTY TWO YEARS IN THE 92ND HIGHLANDERS / AND ON THE STAFF OF THE ARMY IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. / HE SAW MUCH SERVICE IN THE FIELD / AND DESERVED WELL OF HIS COUNTRY, BOTH IN WAR AND IN PEACE. / ACTIVE, FRANK, AND LOYAL, HE WON THE CONFIDENCE OF HIS SUPERIORS, / THE RESPECT OF THOSE UNDER HIM AND THE LOVE OF ALL WHO KNEW HIM. / BORN AT DUNDEE 1ST FEBRUARY 1811. / DIED ON DUTY AT DARTMOOR 24TH AUGUST 1873. / HIS MOTTO THROUGH LIFE BEING / GODLINESS WITH CONTENTMENT IS GREAT GAIN! / THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE / BY MANY OF HIS FRIENDS

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Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh

EH1 2NG

On the Castle Esplanade.

Artist or maker

John Steell

1804–1891

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