Monaltrie Monument is a Grade C listed building in the Cairngorms National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 November 1980.
Monaltrie Monument
- WRENN ID
- open-latch-laurel
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Cairngorms National Park
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1980
- OS grid reference
- NO 399 976
- Coordinates
- 57.0662, -2.99166
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Dated 1836, the Monaltrie Monument is a tall obelisk constructed from grey granite and set upon a stepped square base. It occupies a prominent position on a small hill on the north bank of the River Dee. The monument commemorates William Farquharson of Monaltrie, who died in Vevay, Switzerland, in 1828. It was erected by his widow, Margaret Garden.
The obelisk is a significant feature of the landscape, deliberately positioned to be viewed from Ballater, a town William Farquharson and his brother Francis Farquharson established at the end of the 18th century. A plaque at the base of the obelisk bears the inscription: “In memory of William Farquharson of Monaltrie who died at Vevay in Switzerland 20th November 1828 aged 75 years erected by his affectionate widow Margaret Garden 1836.”
Local climate
Monaltrie Monument sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 87 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 63 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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