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Roderick Impey Murchison was Colonel Murchison's great-grand nephew.
Title
Murchison Memorial
Date
1863
Medium
granite
Measurements
H 1000 x W 100 x D 100 cm (E);
Plinth: H 200 x W 400 x D 400 cm (E)
Accession number
IV40_DO_S152
Work type
Obelisk
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Access note
a short walk down a rough woodland path from the signposted parking area at the side of the A87
Inscription description
TULLOCH ARD. / TO THE MEMORY OF / DONALD MURCHISON / COLONEL IN THE HIGHLAND ARMY OF 1715. / HE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED AND FAITHFULLY PRESERVED / THE LANDS OF KINTAIL AND LOCHALSH FFROM 1715 TO / 1722 FOR HIS CHIEF WILLIAM, THE EXILED CHIEF OF SEAFORTH / ERECTED BY HIS GREAT GRAND-NEPHEW / SIR RODERICK I. MURCHISON, K.C.B., 1863. / RESTORED BY HIS GRAND NEPHEW / KENNETH MURCHISON MASIE COX MURCHISON 1922.
