The Sinclair Memorial
Introduction
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The Sinclair Memorial
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 9 Jun 2012
Located in the grounds of the Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, built in the style of a Tuscan temple (more details at Historic Scotland http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=26136 ). It is a memorial to John Sinclair M.D., assistant surgeon in the Royal Navy, 1814-1840. Inside the building are some sculptures Image Doctor Sinclair won them in a lottery, but the very next day "by a mournful accident", the young man died.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.065493
Longitude
-3.614983