Monument to William Dingwall Fordyce
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Monument to William Dingwall Fordyce
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 7 May 2015
The panel above the entrance reads, "To the Memory of William Dingwall Fordyce of Brucklay, born 31 March 1836 and died 27 November 1875. Erectede by tenants and friends in token of their sorrow for his early death and their warm remembrance of him as a just and liberal landlord a trustworthy Member of Parliament and an exemplary Christian gentleman. No man liveth to himself". The small white plaque to the left of the doorway reads, "Culsh Monument. This plaque was unveiled by Andrew Dingwall Fordyce, great-great-nephew of William Dingwall Fordyce, in whose memory this monument was erected, to mark the completion of a project to conserve the structure and its environs by Banff and Buchan District Council, 11th September 1991".
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57.524612
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-2.200178