Ardross Features
Attribution: unknown (Ardross Castle entrance)
Millennium Cross, Ardross Castle
The Cross commemorating the Millennium, in the grounds of Ardross Castle.
The plaque at the foot of the Cross, which reads “This Sacred Cross was erected on the 29th day of August in the Year of Our Lord 2000 by John McTaggart, pilgrim, in commemoration of the second millennium from the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ.”
Attribution: unknown
Ardross Memorial
As can be seen from the inscriptions, this is not a war memorial. However, it is noteworthy as it commemorates a visit by the 1st London Scottish when they marched through the Highlands in July 1937.
The inscription reads –
THIS TREE WAS PLANTED BY LT COL T W CUTHERTSON CMG, DSO, TD 4TH SEAFORTH HIGHDRS AND LT COL L D HENDERSON CMG, MC, TD DL 1ST LONDON SCOTTISH TO COMMEMORATE THE MARCH OF THE LONDON SCOTTISH THROUGH THE HIGHLANDS
JULY 1937
Attribution: unknown
