The Reform Monument is a
Category B listed
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monument on
Broad Street, at its junction with
Longate
Longate is a street in Peterhead
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, in
Peterhead
Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census for Scotland, 2022 Census. It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landi ...
, Scotland, built in 1833. A Roman
doric column
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, it is surmounted by arms of
Earl Marischal
The title of Earl Marischal was created in the Peerage of Scotland for William Keith, the Great Marischal of Scotland.
History
The office of Marischal of Scotland (or ''Marascallus Scotie'' or ''Marscallus Scotiae'') had been hereditary, held ...
, inspired by the gateway of
Inverugie Castle. (Architectural historian
Charles McKean
Charles McKean FRSE FRSA FRHistS FRIBA (16 July 1946 – 29 September 2013) was a Scottish historian, author and scholar.
Biography
McKean was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 16 July 1946. He was educated at Fettes College, the University of P ...
wrote that the arms were "robbed" from the castle.)
The Reform Monument should not be confused with the
Reform Tower in the Meethill area of Peterhead, built a year earlier.
Reform Tower (Meethill Tower)
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See also
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References
External links
REFORM MONUMENT, BROAD STREET
– Historic Environment Scotland
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Listed buildings in Peterhead
Tourist attractions in Peterhead
1833 sculptures
Category B listed buildings in Aberdeenshire
Listed monuments and memorials in Scotland
Statues in Scotland
1833 establishments in Scotland
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