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The Castlegate in Aberdeen was chosen as the site for this beautiful Gordon Highlanders statue because this was the site of their original 1700s barracks before moving to the Bridge of Don. Castlegate Barracks was located at the end of Union Street and Castle Street, affording views over the harbour.
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The bronze sculpture monument shows two soldiers, one in the early kilted uniform and musket rifle and the other with combats and SLR weapon prior to amalgamation to the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Others amalgamated were the Royal Scots, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Highland Light Infantry, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Royal Highland Fusiliers, Black Watch, Seaforth Highlanders, Cameron Highlanders, Queens Own Highlanders and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The Gordons became The Highlanders 4th Battalion.
It was created by sculptor Mark Richards who also made a scaled model of it which was donated to the Gordon Highlanders Museum by the city councillors. The Aberdeen's Common Good Fund met the cost of £125,000 for the statue and the £5,000 for the model.
Engraved on the polished granite plinth is written:
The renowned Regiment of the North East of Scotland 1794-1994 Erected by the City of Aberdeen unveiled by HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay 15th October 2011
and also
the finest regiment in the world Winston Churchill.
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The Gordon Highlanders received the Freedom of the City in 1949. Many veterans attended the unveiling ceremony in 2011.
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Gordon Highlanders Statue Castlegate Aberdeen
Photographs of the Gordon Highlanders statue in Aberdeen and why the Castlegate was chosen as the location for the monument for this North East of Scotland regimentThe Castlegate in Aberdeen was chosen as the site for this beautiful Gordon Highlanders statue because this was the site of their original 1700s barracks before moving to the Bridge of Don. Castlegate Barracks was located at the end of Union Street and Castle Street, affording views over the harbour.
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My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
The bronze sculpture monument shows two soldiers, one in the early kilted uniform and musket rifle and the other with combats and SLR weapon prior to amalgamation to the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Others amalgamated were the Royal Scots, Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Highland Light Infantry, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Royal Highland Fusiliers, Black Watch, Seaforth Highlanders, Cameron Highlanders, Queens Own Highlanders and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The Gordons became The Highlanders 4th Battalion.
It was created by sculptor Mark Richards who also made a scaled model of it which was donated to the Gordon Highlanders Museum by the city councillors. The Aberdeen's Common Good Fund met the cost of £125,000 for the statue and the £5,000 for the model.
Engraved on the polished granite plinth is written:
The renowned Regiment of the North East of Scotland 1794-1994 Erected by the City of Aberdeen unveiled by HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay 15th October 2011
and also
the finest regiment in the world Winston Churchill.
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
The Gordon Highlanders received the Freedom of the City in 1949. Many veterans attended the unveiling ceremony in 2011.
Buy a Gordon Highlanders Metal Poppy Badge
More Monuments and Statues of Aberdeenshire
Major Duncan McIntyre Wilson
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