Highland Mary (statue)
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| Location | Castle Hill Dunoon Argyll and Bute Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 55°56′44″N 4°55′23″W / 55.945680°N 4.923193°W |
| Designer | David Watson Stevenson |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Opening date | 1896 |
| Dedicated to | Mary Campbell |
Highland Mary is a Category B listed monument in Dunoon, Scotland, dedicated to Mary Campbell, the lover of Robert Burns.[1] The statue overlooks the Firth of Clyde.
The statue, unveiled on 21 July 1896,[2] the centenary of Burns' death, and made of bronze, was sculpted by David Watson Stevenson. It stands, facing southeast, on a round ashlar pedestal with an octagonal cap and base. It is inscribed Burns Highland Mary.[3]
A reduced size (96 cm (38 in)) plaster copy of the statue is held in the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in South Ayrshire.[4]
