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Scottish Memorial Cairn, (sculpture). Artist:  Ferguson, Douglas, sculptor. Title:  Scottish Memorial Cairn, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 13, 1980. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Memorial: native stone, with polished Scottish stones set in concrete; Base: boulder. Dimensions:  Memorial: approx. H. 105 in. x W. 104 in. Description:  A memorial cairn (a heap of stones) with a tablet set into each of its four sides. Polished stones are inset into the tablets. Subject:  Ethnic -- Scottish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Linville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Grandfather Mountain, Inc., U. S. Highway 221, P. O. Box 129, Linville, North Carolina 28646 Located MacRae Meadow, Grandfather Mountain, Linville, North Carolina Remarks:  Dedicated on the 25th anniversary of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, the largest Scottish highland games and gathering of clans in North America. Each participating clan or society provided a polished stone from their homeland. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque, which lists all the clans and societies represented. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NC000088   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000088 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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