Memorial Type:

Memorial - Plaque

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

1990

Inscription:

THE GORDON STONE
PLACED HERE BY THE DONSIDE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND GORDON DISTRICT COUNCIL
TO COMMEMORATE THE BATTLE OF ALFORD FOUGHT IN THE AREA ON 2nd JULY 1645
BETWEEN THE FORCES OF THE ROYALIST, EARL OF MONTROSE AND THOSE OF THE COVENANTING MAJOR GENERAL BAILLIE. MONTROSE WON A CONVINCING VICTORY,
BUT LOST ONE OF HIS BEST COMMANDERS DURING THE FIGHTING. LORD GORDON WAS SHOT DEAD IN THE ACT
OF PULLING GENERAL BAILLIE FROM HIS HORSE, THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED ON 2nd JULY 1990 BY JAMES LAWRENCE
PROVOST OF GORDON DISTRICT COUNCIL.

Allegiance:

Neutral

Condition:

Very Good

Condition Description:

Recent photographs show it in very good condition