Hutcheson Monument, Kererra

Granite obelisk memorial to David Hutcheson erected in 1883, on the northeast of Kerrera overlooking Ardantrive Bay. Surrounded by a cast iron fence, the monument comprises an ashlar, square-plan panelled raised pedestal with band course, surmounted by an ashlar obelisk. The pedestal has the inscription 'Erected by a grateful public in memory of David Hutcheson by whose energy and enterprise the benefits of greatly improved steam communication were conferred on the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland 1883'.

Historical development

The monument was erected in 1883 to David Hutcheson, a steamship owner who played an important part in opening up steamship travel from the west coast of Scotland and the Hebrides. David Hutcheson and Co. were a well-known firm with boats and steamers running to the West Highlands from the 1850s which was the forerunner of the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry company.

The monument was erected on Kerrera by subscription in 1883, three years after Hutcheson's death.