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Colonel Shand's Monument, Templeland

A Category B Listed Building in Forgue, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.4637 / 57°27'49"N

Longitude: -2.621 / 2°37'15"W

OS Eastings: 362846

OS Northings: 841663

OS Grid: NJ628416

Mapcode National: GBR M8WZ.XR0

Mapcode Global: WH8MS.QN3L

Plus Code: 9C9VF97H+FJ

Entry Name: Colonel Shand's Monument, Templeland

Listing Name: Colonel Shand's Monument Hawk Hill Plantation, Templeland

Listing Date: 16 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 341718

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9447

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200341718

Location: Forgue

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

Parish: Forgue

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

Tagged with: Monument

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Description

Obelisk of rock-faced courses with ball finial on tall
inscribed base. Erected to commemorate Colonel
Alexander Shand of Templeland (+1803) who entered the
R.A. as a private, fought at Corbach and Brandy-wine
River and rose to be a full colonel.

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