Location
Strachan main road, facing the old kirkyard
Strachan, Banchory
OS Map Reference
NO 764 923
Date
1866
Description
A memorial plaque set into the wall in front of the new church over a now filled in stone arched space that would originally have held a waterspout. The fountain dedication is now badly eroded but was dated 1866, the same year as the ‘new’ church was dedicated and is “in remembrance of William Burnett Ramsay of Banchory Lodge” who died in 1865. A slightly later and far more ornate monument to the same man is in Banchory.
Related Information
Facing the old kirkyard, where the old kirk was located and in 1574 is recorded belonged to the Cathedral of Brechin, along with those of Nigg and Maryculter.William Burnett Ramsay of Banchory Lodge. Late Captain in H.M.s Rifle Brigade and Lieutenant-Colonel of the Forfar and Kincardine Militia Artillery. Born 11th April 1821 Died 6th November 1865.
"It is very sad that so many of these sources are now non-functional when we import thousands of gallons of bottled spring-water from abroad (editor)".
Era
1800s
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Photographer
- Jim Henderson
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