NK1346 : Statue of Field -Marshal James Keith
near to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain
Statue of Field -Marshal James Keith
Field-Marshal Keith was born at Inverugie Castle on the outskirts of Peterhead in 1696. Of a prominent Jacobite family he took part in both the 1715 and 1719 risings following which he went into exile on the continent.Here he served as a mercenary in the armies of Spain, Russia and finally Prussia where Frederick the Great made him a Field-Marshal. He served with distinction in the 'Seven Years War'but was shot at Hochkirk in 1758. This statue, a copy of one in Germany, was presented to the town by King William I of Prussia in 1868.
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1988
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- NK1346, 20 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- ronnie leask (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Supplemental image
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 28 July, 1988 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 27 February, 2009
- Category
- Statue (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NK 1340 4613 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:30.3105N 1:46.6823W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: NK 1338 4616
- View Direction
- Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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