Black Watch Monument, Taybridge Drive, Aberfeldy is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Monument.
Black Watch Monument, Taybridge Drive, Aberfeldy
- WRENN ID
- woven-stair-quill
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
John and William Birnie Rhind, 1887; builders Messrs Gow & Dewar, Aberfeldy. Rebuilt 1910 after lightning damage. Piled boulder cairn memorial to the Royal Highland Regiment. Large tablet (see below) set into cairn at each face, surmounted by figure (facing NE) of Private Farquhar Shaw (see Notes) in early Regimental uniform, carrying flintlock musket and drawing sword.
NE ELEVATION: figure of soldier in 1887 Highlander parade uniform inscribing tablet with list of Black Watch engagements.
SW ELEVATION: relief carved bust of Queen Victoria surmounting inscription "1887 THE YEAR OF THE JUBILEE OF QUEEN VICTORIA / THIS SITE HAS BEEN KINDLY GRANTED BY THE MOST NOBLE GAVIN MARQUIS OF BREADALBANE".
SE ELEVATION: inscription recording details of 1st assembly 'OCTOBER 1739' of 'INDEPENDENT COMPANIES' , and 1st muster 'MAY 1740' of 'ROYAL HIGHLANDERS'. Further tablet below inscribed 'ON 5TH SEPTEMBER 1970 / THE FREEDOM OF THE BURGH OF ABERFELDY WAS CONFERRED UPON THE BLACK WATCH'.
NW ELEVATION: tablet inscribed in Gaelic.
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