What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: Gavin Maxwell 1914-1969 author and naturalist. Haec loca puer amavit vir celebravit
Gavin Maxwell was a Scottish author and naturalist known for his book "Ring of Bright Water," which details his life with otters in the Scottish Highlands.
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Places near here
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St Medan's Golf CourseGolf Course (20th Century) (1905) · 441 yd
Caledonia: Point of Lag, Luce Bay, Solway FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 774 yd
Knock Farm CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 852 yd
Camlough: Monreith Bay, Luce Bay, Solway FirthSteamship (20th Century) · 1033 yd
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Old Place of MonreithTower House (medieval) · 2.0 mi
Fell of CarletonMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Cairn PlantationWood · 3.5 mi
Hill of GlassertonMountain / peak · 3.6 mi
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Photo: David Medcalf on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0