Reform Monument Explained

Monument Name:Reform Monument
Location:Broad Street
Peterhead
Scotland
Type:Statue
Material:Stone
Open:1833

The Reform Monument is a Category B listed monument on Broad Street, at its junction with Longate, in Peterhead, Scotland, built in 1833. A Roman doric column, it is surmounted by arms of Earl Marischal, inspired by the gateway of Inverugie Castle.[1] (Architectural historian Charles McKean wrote that the arms were "robbed" from the castle.)[2]

The Reform Monument should not be confused with the Reform Tower in the Meethill area of Peterhead, built a year earlier.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39673 REFORM MONUMENT, BROAD STREET
  2. Book: McKean . Charles . Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide . 1990 . Mainstream Publications Ltd. . 185158-231-2 . 154.
  3. Book: McKean . Charles . Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide . 1990 . Mainstream Publications Ltd. . 185158-231-2 . 163.
  4. https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst19097.html Reform Tower (Meethill Tower)