Bruce Monument
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| Name | Bruce Monument |
| Address | |
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| Other names | Tyndall Bruce Monument |
| Date | 1855 |
| Architect | |
| OS grid ref | NO 22848 7552 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′15″N 3°14′49″W |
| Listing | Category B |
| Listing reference | LB8767 |
The Tyndall Bruce Monument is a monument on Black Hill, within the House of Falkland Designed Landscape, erected in memory of Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce.
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| Address/Site Name
House Of Falkland Estate, Tyndall Bruce Monument On Black Hill |
| Description
Dated 1855. Tall tapering 2-stage obelisk monument on graduated circular base. Squared, stugged rubble. Rusticated margins. Segmental-arched entrance opening to S with flanking narrow round-arched slit openings. Projecting ashlar band course above base. Rectangular memorial plaque to N. |
| Statement of special interest
This tall landmark monument was built by Margaret Tyndall Bruce as a memorial to her husband, Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce. Sited at the top of Black Hill, the monument is prominent in the surrounding landscape and is a continuing reminder of the importance of Tyndall Bruce to the House of Falkland Estate. [...] |
Further references
"Tyndall-Bruce [sic] Monument on Black Hill, 1.4 km W, a large squat obelisk of 1855.[2]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for LB8767
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 225.