What is recorded here
Castle Place in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, holds a 2000 statue of James Graham. The stone man stands where the town still moves, his quiet height measuring the distance between modern life and the power Graham represented. People may pass him without reading his name, yet his shadow stretches across the place, reminding them that Montrose remembers the hands that shaped it.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Montrose, Castle Place, Statue of James Graham as Statue (20th Century) (2000). 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.
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, was a 17th-century Scottish nobleman and soldier known for his military campaigns during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The statue at Castle Place commemorates his historical significance in Scottish history, particularly his role in the Royalist cause.
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