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Kilravock Castle, Obelisk

Commemorative Monument (mid 19th Century) (1846), Obelisk (mid 19th Century) (1846)

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Kilravock Castle, Obelisk stands in Highland, Scotland as a mid 19th Century commemorative monument from 1846. The obelisk still points upward where human hands shaped stone to mark memory, while the castle name suggests a larger estate and the lives that moved through it. Distance may separate you from the site, but the act of remembering remains clear: someone wanted the place to be known long after the events faded.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilravock Castle, Obelisk as Commemorative Monument (mid 19th Century) (1846), Obelisk (mid 19th Century) (1846). 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.
Kilravock Castle, Obelisk was built in the mid-19th century (1846) as a commemorative monument. It is associated with the Gordon family, who held Kilravock Castle in the Ross-shire area of Scotland, and is remembered as part of the region's historic and aristocratic heritage.

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