Kirkcudbright war memorial

The memorial stands in front of the 16th-century MacLellan's Castle. It was sculpted by George Henry Paulin of Edinburgh, who had been recommended by the Glasgow School artist Edward Atkinson Hornel, who had strong connections to Kirkcudbright. The memorial consists of a plinth made from stones taken from the seashore. The plinth is carved with thistle emblems. On top of the plinth is a bronze statue of a half-naked warrior armed with a sword and shield. The warrior is seated, but alert, and has a child asleep on his knee. The statue was cast in bronze at the McDonald and Creswick foundry in Edinburgh. The memorial was unveiled 14 April 1921 by Colonel Robert Francis Dudgeon, the Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire, and dedicated by Reverend W. Barclay. Contemporary reports note that the unveiling was attended by an 87-year-old veteran of the Crimean War, Robert Kissock Cameron. == Gallery ==