SS Vigilant memorial
Location
On the beach path between Crovie and Gardenstown at the back of the beach.
Crovie, Macduff, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 805 652
Date
2006
Description
A stone cairn with a mortared top surmounted by a piece of marine scrap and an inscribed granite plaque, the inscription reads "TO COMMEMORATE THE BRAVERY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CROVIE, GARDENSTOWN AND THE PARISH OF GAMRIE WHO ON FEBRUARY THE 11TH 1906 RESCUED THE CREW OF THE SS VIGILANT WHICH DURING A VIOLENT STORM RAN AGROUND ON THIS SHORE. ERECTED BY THE CROVIE PRESERVATION SOCIETY 2006"
Era
2000s
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- David Watson Hood
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