Brass statue of Flora MacDonald, Inverness Castle
Submitted by Connie Eggers on 18 October 2012 - 1:08pm
Revised: 25 February 2024 - 5:15pm — Alison McCall
Dedicated to:
Inscription:
FLORA MACDONALD
FHAD’S A DH’FHASAS
FLUR AIR MACHAIR
MAIRIDH CLIU MA
H-AINNIR CHAOIMH.
“THE PRESERVER OF PRINCE CHARLES
EDWARD STUART WILL BE MENTIONED
IN HISTORY. AND IF COURAGE AND
FIDELITY BE VIRTUES, MENTIONED
WITH HONOURâ€
JOHNSON
Erected by:
Captain Henderson Macdonald bequeathed £1000 towards the cost of the monument.
Designed by:
Andrew Davidson, a sculptor from Inverness
Date:
1899
Material:
Brass
Location:
Inverness Castle courtyard
Castle Street
Inverness, IV2 3DU
See map: Google Maps
Additional information:
The statue depicts Flora MacDonald looking out over the valley and shielding her eyes, with a Scottish hound at her feet.