Highland Mary (statue)

Highland Mary is a Category B listed monument in Dunoon, Scotland, dedicated to Mary Campbell, the lover of Robert Burns.^[1] The statue overlooks the Firth of Clyde.

Highland Mary

The statue in 2015
Location	Castle Hill Dunoon Argyll and Bute Scotland
Coordinates	55.945680°N 4.923193°W / 55.945680; -4.923193
Designer	David Watson Stevenson
Type	Statue
Material	Bronze
Opening date	1896
Dedicated to	Mary Campbell

The statue, unveiled on 21 July 1896,^[2] the centenary of Burns' death, and made of bronze, was sculpted by David Watson Stevenson. It stands, facing southeast, on a round ashlar pedestal with an octagonal cap and base. It is inscribed Burns Highland Mary.^[3]

A reduced size (96 cm (38 in)) plaster copy of the statue is held in the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in South Ayrshire.^[4]

See also

• List of listed buildings in Dunoon