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http://sites.scran.ac.uk/scottmon/pages/mon_construcion/cons_page2.htm
This silver trowel with a mahogany handle
foundation stone of the monument [of Sir
thistle flower and leaf, and on it is written:
To Commemorate the Laying of the
honour of the Immortal Scott.
presented to the Right Honourable Sir
Edinburgh, Most Worshipful Grand Mason
The Right Worshipful Master, Office Bearers
Antient Lodge of Edinburgh No.92. Aug 15th
The trowel can be found on display at the
Edinburgh.
was used during the ceremony for laying the
Walter Scott]. It has an engraved border of a rolling
Foundation Stone of the Monument at Edinburgh in
This trowel to be used at the ceremonial was
James Forrest of Comiston Bart., Lord Provost of
over all Scotland.
and Brethren of the Grand Masters Mother Lodge, The
1840.'
Writers’ Museum, Lady Stair’s Close, Lawnmarket,
http://members.fortunecity.com/gillonj/thescottmonument/
The official ceremonial foundation stone laying took place on the 15th August, 1840, the 69th anniversary of Scott's birthday. The
day was declared a general holiday and the streets were filled with crowds of eager spectators. Thousands of representatives from
Masonic Lodges throughout Scotland formed an 'imposing procession' from the Old College to the Monument site and, after the
firing of a 21 gun salute, Lord Provost Sir James Forrest laid the foundation stone. The stone contained a glass jar in which the
following items were deposited: the Edinburgh Almanac for 1840; copies of 6 Edinburgh newspapers: the Edinburgh Evening
Courant, The Caledonian Mercury, The Edinburgh Advertiser, The Scotsman, The Edinburgh Observer and The Witness; the coins
of the realm; copies of the inscription plates; a plan of the city and county of Edinburgh; a medal specially struck for the occasion
and a list of the names of subscribers.
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/FORREST/2002-08/1030584845
Forrest, a surname obviously derived from an extensive wood, as indicated in the arms of those bearing it, namely three oak trees.
The family of Forrest of Comiston in Mid Lothian, possess a baronetcy, conferred in 1838, on James Forrest, then lord provost of
Edinburgh, who had distinguished himself as a supporter of the liberal interest. Sir James, the son of John Forrest, Esq. , writer to
the signet, by the only daughter of James Forrest, Esq. of Comiston, was born in 1780, and passed advocate in 1803. He died 5th
April 1860, and was succeeded by his son, Sir Thomas, 2d baronet. The new approach to George the Fourth’s Bridge, Edinburgh,
from the Meadows and Lauriston, is named Forrest Road, after the first baronet, who was lord provost of the city at the time of its
being opened.
65. George William [Leslie?], 15th Earl of Rothes 1840-41
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Leslie%2C_15th_Earl_of_Rothes
George William Evelyn Leslie, 15th Earl of Rothes (8 November 1809–10 March 1841) was the son of Henrietta Leslie, 14th
Countess of Rothes.
On 7 May 1831, he married Louisa Morshead and they had two children:
Henrietta Anderson Morshead Leslie, 17th Countess of Rothes (1832–1886)
George William Evelyn Leslie, 16th Earl of Rothes (1835–1859)
Leslie House, Fife, seat of the Earls of Rothes until 1919
On the site of previous houses, in 1660 - 70 a magnificent mansion was built for the 7th Earl of Rothes (later the Duke) originally
known as 'The Palace of Leslie'. Built in the style of Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, it was designed as a quadrangle and extended to
80 bedrooms, the Long Gallery was said to be 3ft. longer than the one at Holyrood. On Christmas Day 1763 a disastrous fire burned
the house to the ground. Bad weather at the time prevented effective firefighting and many valuable items were destroyed. The
present house is the least damaged wing of the original Palace, the west wing, rebuilt and refurbished. The 10th Earl rebuilt it and
died there in 1767 soon after its completion.
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