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Latitude: 55.5837 / 55°35'1"N
Longitude: -3.8608 / 3°51'39"W
OS Eastings: 282800
OS Northings: 633800
OS Grid: NS828338
Mapcode National: GBR 13GW.Y7
Mapcode Global: WH4RR.NXPB
Plus Code: 9C7RH4MQ+FM
Entry Name: Statue, West Town
Listing Name: West Toun, Coalburn, Statue of a Highlander
Listing Date: 23 December 1993
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 346546
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13402
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200346546
Location: Lesmahagow
County: South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward: Clydesdale South
Parish: Lesmahagow
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Statue
Circa 1815, Robert Forrest for Colonol Robertson of Hallcraig. Stone sculpture, about life sized of highland chief on tapering stone plinth with moulded cope. Inscription on plinth reads 'This statue was erected at Hallcraig Lanarkshire year 16.11 L/ght Col Alexander. Removed from hence to Ayrshire on 10th of May and placed here on the 8th June 1861.
Arthur W Robertson Cunninghame removed from ? to West Toun on 16th October 1929 by his Great Grand Daughter Alfreda M Greenshields.
The first full-sized figure sculpture made by Forrest who was a prolific and successful sculptor until his death of 1852, latterly working in Edinburgh.
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