Scotland Remembered
Monuments are all around us. We walk or drive past them every yet we are often only vaguely aware of their existence. They are in cemeteries and parks; on busy streets and in lonely places; they stand…
Specifikacia Scotland Remembered
Monuments are all around us. We walk or drive past them every yet we are often only vaguely aware of their existence. They are in cemeteries and parks; on busy streets and in lonely places; they stand by the sea or on the top of hills. Some are very obvious, such as the Scott Monument, and some are obscure and hidden. They commemorate many things: often the dead of history in wars at home and abroad and disasters, both recent and long past, but they also honor the achievements of our inventors, writers and explorers and our kings, queens, saints, and martyrs. They appear as statues, as windows, as sculptures, as plaques, and sometimes as buildings. Sometimes they take center stage in the middle of city squares or on the summit of lonely mountains. In this book author Michael Meighan examines the stories behind the monuments and memorials of Scotland, and what they reveal about the