Plaque on Bruce's Flagstaff

Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 13 Apr 2012

The plaque is of brass, and was very dark from weathering (the contrast with its much brighter surroundings made it a difficult subject for photography). The date at the lower right is not all visible, but reads "23rd June 1928". The position of the plaque can be discerned on the right-hand side of the flagstaff, near the base, in Image At the time when the flagstaff was erected in 1928, the popular opinion was that King Robert the Bruce had spent his final years at nearby Image This would soon be disputed; the article linked from the end-note discusses these matters in much greater detail. It is now generally considered that the Bruce's residence was elsewhere (again, see the article), but the flagstaff itself remains a fitting memorial to the King's association with the wider area. The present picture was taken in 2012. By November 2018, when the picture was submitted, the plaque was no longer present; for that reason, it seemed worth showing here, as a record of something that is now gone. The reason the plaque is gone is that flagstaff itself had by that time been (recently) replaced by a new one. The new flagstaff was octagonal in cross-section throughout its height and, unlike the original, was not spliced.

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