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Scipio

A film about the Mortlich Obelisk to the 10th Marquis of Huntly. The obelisk collapsed on the 7th November 1912. The iron cross that surmounted it survives, but broken, it now lies amongst the rubble.

[Please click on image below to play a short film]

8 Nov 1912 Fall of the Mortlich Monument 1
8 Nov 1912 Fall of the Mortlich Monument 2
10th Marquis of Huntly - descendent of General Scipio
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders (48)
A Tomb with a View - Peter Ross (19)
A Tomb with a View - Peter Ross (Shane, Glasnevin) (5)
CANMORE on the Mortlich Obelisk
Charles Gordon 10th Narquis of Huntly
Death of the 10th Marquis of Huntly
Mantel Pieces - Hilary Mantel (43)
Mary Antoinetta Gordon
measurements of Mortlich Hill fort
Mortlich 2nd OS map
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (1)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (2)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (3)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (5)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (7)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (11)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (13)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (14)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (15)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (19)
Mortlich hill - the collapsed Obelisk to Charles 10th Huntly [photos May 2021] (20)
Mortlich Hill, Aboyne
Mortlich Obelisk - 15 Sept 1908 - a rambler's concern
Mortlich Obelisk - it collapsed in 1912
Mortlich OS book
Real Estate - by Deborah Levy (3)
Scipio Africanus on weakness
Scipio
Sketches of the Past and Prsent State
The Cairngorm Club Journal, 1924, Mortlich Hill

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Peter Scott-Gordon: gardener, artist, retired doctor: peter@holeousia.com
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