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Highland Mary is a Category B listed monument in Dunoon, Scotland, dedicated to Mary Campbell, the lover of Robert Burns.

Highland Mary

The statue in 2015
Location in Argyll and Bute
Coordinates	55.945680°N 4.923193°W / 55.945680; -4.923193
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]

See also

• List of listed buildings in Dunoon

References

External links

• Statue of "Highland Mary" - Historic Environment Scotland listing

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