The Geils Memorial
Introduction
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The Geils Memorial
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 16 Oct 2015
This tall pointed memorial is in an enclosure that is so overgrown as to make its inscription inaccessible. However, the stone commemorates Captain John Edward Geils, laird of Dumbuck. Because its front is obscured by vegetation, I have depicted the memorial separately from behind; the main discussion of the memorial, and of Captain J E Geils, who is named on it, may be found with that image: Image By mid-2016, the enclosure had been cleared, and the stones were, probably for the first time in decades, exposed to view: Image In the present picture, the houses in the background are on Thistle Neuk.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.926348
Longitude
-4.46088