Massacre of Glencoe Monument
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| Massacre of Glencoe Monument | |
|---|---|
| File:Glencoe Massacre Memorial 2.JPG | |
| Artist | Alexander Macdonald and Co. |
| Year | 1883 |
| Medium | Granite |
| Location | Glen Coe, Scotland |
| 56°40′56″N 5°5′43″W / 56.68222°N 5.09528°W | |
The Massacre of Glencoe Monument is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe (Scottish Gaelic: Mort Ghlinne Comhann), which took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92.
Sculpted by Alexander Macdonald and Co. of Aberdeen in 1883, a tapering 18-foot granite Celtic cross soars up from a rugged cairn above the river in Upper Carnoch.[1] Its design is based on the elaborate Gosforth Cross.[2] An annual wreath-laying ceremony is held at the Monument to commemorate those who fell in the massacre.[3]
References
- ↑ "Glencoe, Massacre of Glencoe Memorial (site NN15NW 4)". Canmore: National Record of the Historic Environment. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ↑ "The Massacre of Glencoe. A Memorial Cross". East Aberdeenshire Observer. 6 November 1883. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ↑ Entwistle, Mark (21 February 2019). "Glencoe massacre remembered in annual service". The Oban Times. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
External links
- Donaldson, M.E.M., "MacDonald Monument, Glencoe Village", Am Baile: highland history and culture, ambaile.org.uk (retrieved 29 Oct 2019): monument photograph from first half of 20th century.
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- Celtic crosses
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