Highland Mary is a Category B listed monument in Dunoon, Scotland, dedicated to Mary Campbell, the lover of Robert Burns.
![]() The statue in 2015 | |
![]() ![]() Location in Argyll and Bute | |
Coordinates | 55.945680°N 4.923193°W / 55.945680; -4.923193 |
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Location | Castle Hill Dunoon Argyll and Bute Scotland |
Designer | David Watson Stevenson |
Type | Statue |
Material | Bronze |
Opening date | 1896 |
Dedicated to | Mary Campbell |
The statue, unveiled on 21 July 1896,[1] 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.[2]
A reduced size (96 cm (38 in)) plaster copy of the statue is held in the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in South Ayrshire.[3]
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