The Tolquhon Tomb
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The Tolquhon Tomb
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 19 Sep 2008
This is a carefully protected monument in the kirkyard of Tarves, in what was the aisle of the mediaeval kirk. It was erected in 1589 by William Forbes, 7th Laird of Tolquhon, to commemorate himself and his wife Elizabeth Gordon, daughter to Gordon of Lesmoir. William Forbes died in 1596.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.370798
Longitude
-2.219457