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The Highlanders Memorial

(Seaforths, Gordons & Camerons)

Fochabers, Speyside.

The Highlanders Memorial is a tribute to those who served in the Regiment prior to their amalgamation into the the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006.

 Commissioned by The Highlanders Regimental Trust, the memorial is sited at Fochabers, on Speyside, Moray and can be seen from the A96.

The Memorial sculpture is based on the regimental cap badge, pictured below, which features a stags head, thistle and crown.​
 

Cap badge of The Highlanders

Photo courtesy of www.jasperimage.com

The Highlander Memorial, the representation of the jubilee crown being welded by the artist Jason Sweeney.
Prior to installation, pictured with artist in artist's studio
Welding during construction.
The Highlanders Memorial unveiling ceremony, the sculpture is pictured with some of the members who served in the regiment.

The Memorial to the Highlanders was unveiled in February 2020.

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For more information:

Monument to a lost regiment, Grampian online    ​​​

Unveiling of the Highlanders Memorial, Lord Lieutenant of Moray​

Imperial War Museums, War Memorials Register

Art UK​

The Highlanders Museum, Fort George, Inverness​

The Highlanders Regiment, National Army Museum

"Although the brief was to remain faithful to the original  cap badge, I took a little artistic license with the portrayal of the stag. I wanted to embody the personal and professional commitment of the Highlanders and their pride in their Regiment."

The Highlanders Memorial pictured in the artists studio with the sculptor Jason Sweeney.
The stag of The Highlanders Memorial being welded during construction by artist Jason Sweeney.
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