Granite obelisk erected on Dalrossach Hill, 1908, to General Sir Alexander Leith KCB of Freefield and Glenkindie, d.1859, aged 84. Fought in Peninsular War etc. Knighted 1815; known by soldiers as 'Cauld Steel'.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Granite obelisk erected on Dalrossach Hill, 1908, to General Sir Alexander Leith KCB of Freefield and Glenkindie, d.1859, aged 84. Fought in Peninsular War etc. Knighted 1815; known by soldiers as 'Cauld Steel'.
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Inscription
Sacred to the memory of
General Sir ALEXANDER LEITH K.C.B. of
Freefield & Glenkindie d 19 Feb. 1859 aged 84 also of
MARIA THORP his 1st wife d.2 Aug. 1834.
Erected by his sorrowing widow
MARY MACKENZIE LEITH d.29 Dec. 1883 aged 79.
Gravesite Details
Memorial on Dalrossach Hill (see Canmore website). Death certificate - burial in Towie Churchyard.
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
