What is recorded here

Dunoon, Castle Hill, Highland Mary Statue stands as a 19th-century commemorative monument and statue completed in 1897. The stone woman watches the water from her hill, keeping a quiet vigil for the living and the dead alike. She never blinks, never leaves, and never asks permission to be seen.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunoon, Castle Hill, Highland Mary Statue as Commemorative Monument (19th Century) (1897), Statue (19th Century) (1897). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The Highland Mary Statue on Dunoon, Castle Hill, was erected in 1897 to commemorate Mary Macleod, a 19th-century Scottish folk heroine known for her romantic association with the poet Robert Burns. The statue is important as a cultural landmark celebrating Scottish heritage and literature.

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