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Latitude: 58.5937 / 58°35'37"N
Longitude: -3.5224 / 3°31'20"W
OS Eastings: 311608
OS Northings: 968302
OS Grid: ND116683
Mapcode National: GBR K6N0.K6K
Mapcode Global: WH5BJ.V8VC
Plus Code: 9CCRHFVH+F2
Entry Name: Sir John Sinclair Memorial, Sir John's Square, Thurso
Listing Name: Sir John's Square, Sir John Sinclair Memorial
Listing Date: 15 August 1979
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388458
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42032
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200388458
Location: Thurso
County: Highland
Town: Thurso
Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
Tagged with: Memorial
Sir Francis L Chantry, 1835. stone figure on tall
corniced neo-classical pedestal, with inscription and
with stepped based decorated with laurel wreaths.
Commemorates Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster (1754-1835)
promoter of The (first) Statistical Account, wearing uniform
of colonel of Rothesay and Caithness Fencibles Statute
formerly stood at Thurso Castle moved in 1856 and placed on
pedestal gifted by Rev Alexander Miller.
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