| The Duke of Gordon's Monument | |
| Location: | Lady Hill, near Elgin |
| Designer: | William Burn |
| Type: | Tuscan column |
| Height: | 80 ft, excluding the statue |
| Begin: | 1838 (column built) |
| Complete: | 1855 (statue added) |
| Coordinates: | 57.6481°N -3.3222°W |
The Duke of Gordon's Monument is a commemorative monument on Lady Hill in Elgin, Scotland. Built in honour of George Gordon, the 5th Duke of Gordon,[1] the monument takes the form of a Tuscan column, high, and 6feet wide at the base. The column is hollow, with a spiral staircase leading up the shaft which gives access to the top. It was erected in 1839, and a statue of Gordon, sculpted by Thomas Goodwillie, was installed on the top in 1855. It is designated as a Category A listed building.
The monument was designed by the architect William Burn of Edinburgh, who designed various other monuments including the Melville Monument in St Andrews Square. It was built at a cost of £1,240 by masons Brander and Shand,[2] and paid for from funds established by a bequest and contributed to by the Morayshire Farmers Club. Originally it was topped with a lantern, but that did not meet with critical approval[3] and it was replaced by Goodwillie's statue, depicting Gordon wearing the robes of office associated with his role as Chancellor of Marischall College, Aberdeen, in 1855.