2023

NO0739 : The Malakoff Arch, Murthly

taken 2 years ago, near to Caputh, Perth And Kinross, Scotland

The Malakoff Arch, Murthly
The Malakoff Arch, Murthly
Picture, if you will, a Roman Arch in a Perthshire forest. It stands about 50' (15.5m). Approaching from the south you can see two narrow windows, one above the other in each leg. The crosspiece at the top has three sash windows. There is an apartment in each leg: cellar, scullery & living room on the ground floor, and a bedroom above. The cross piece is a dance hall. Not a ballroom, but a place for the tenantry to have ceilidhs.
This is the Malakoff Arch, built by Sir William Drummond Stewart in 1858 from a memory of the Titus Arch in Rome to commemorate his son's achievements in the Crimean War. The son, Capt. William George Stewart was with the 93rd Highlanders at most of the big battles, and there when the Malakoff Redoubt was taken in September 1855, opening the way to Sevastopol and hastening the end of the war.
If Sir William had not been so eager, or the builders not so competent, the Arch may have had another name. For Capt. Stewart's regiment was hurried out to India to help suppress the Sepoy Uprising, and there he won the Victoria Cross helping to lift the Siege of Lucknow.
You can see an image of the Malakoff Arch here:LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Country estates Woodland, Forest Primary Subject: Arch
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Perthshire [2] ·
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NO0739, 9 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Paul McLennan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 15 February, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NO 0738 3906 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:32.0636N 3:30.4521W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NO 07389 39026
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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