Civil War Memorials → Tomb of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll
Tomb of Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquis of Argyll
Title:
Marquess
First Name:
Archibald
Last Name:
Campbell
Memorial Type:
Memorial - Funerary
Does the monument still exist?
Yes
Inscription:
ARCHIBALD.CAMPBELL.MARQVESS of ARGYLL
BEHEADED.NEAR.THIS.CATHEDRAL.A.D.1661
LEADER-IN-COUNCIL.AND.IN.FIELD.FOR.THE.REFORMED.RELIGION
"I set the Crown on the King's Head
HE hastens me to a better
Crown than his own."
Allegiance:
Scots Covenanter
Condition:
Good
Condition Description:
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Memorial Notes:
Submitted by Warwick Louth
Memorial Address:
St Giles Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1RE
County:
City of Edinburgh
Country:
Scotland
Geoloation:
NT257735
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