The Sinclair Memorial (C) Rose and Trev Clough

NX9675 : The Sinclair Memorial

taken 5 years ago, near to Dumfries, Dumfries And Galloway, Great Britain

The Sinclair Memorial

Located in the grounds of the Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, built in the style of a Tuscan temple (more details at Historic Scotland Link

).
It is a memorial to John Sinclair M.D., assistant surgeon in the Royal Navy, 1814-1840.
Inside the building are some sculptures NX9675 : Statue of Old Mortality and his pony. Doctor Sinclair won them in a lottery, but the very next day "by a mournful accident", the young man died.

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Grid Square: NX9675, 59 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Rose and Trev Clough (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 9 June, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 29 June, 2012
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts
Place (from Tags): Dumfries Maxwelltown
Listed Building (from Tags): Category B
Subject Location: OSGB36: NX 9696 7575 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:3.9296N 3:36.8990W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NX 9697 7574
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)