Find Spot record MHG30100 - Lord President's Seat, Culloden Wood
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| Grid reference | Centred NH 7216 4557 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Known as the "Lord President's Seat", no further information.
J Aitken : 06/08/01.
The stone which now stands close to the bridge across the railway is named for Duncan Forbes, Lord Culloden, (1685-1747) who was Lord President of the Court of Session.
An information board in the nearby forest car park says: "The seat (stone) is so named because the 18th century laird who owned the land used to take his wife to this stone to admire the great view of the Moray Firth. It was moved to its present position in 1855 to make way for the Highland railway being built".
An oil painting of Forbes in his robes is in the collection of the Highland Council and hangs in the Main Hall of Inverness Town House.
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Record last edited
Feb 7 2013 3:10PM
