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The Reform Monument is a Category B listed monument on Broad Street, at its junction with Longate, in
Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...
, Scotland, built in 1833. A Roman
doric column The Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of col ...
, it is surmounted by arms of
Earl Marischal The title of Earl Marischal was created in the Peerage of Scotland for William Keith, the Great Marischal of Scotland. History The office of Marischal of Scotland (or ''Marascallus Scotie'' or ''Marscallus Scotiae'') had been hereditary, held b ...
, inspired by the gateway of
Inverugie Castle Inverugie Castle or Cheyne's Tower is the ruins of a motte-and-bailey castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a scheduled ancient monument. Location Inverugie Castle is located from Peterhead on the north-east coast. The ruins are a smal ...
. (Architectural historian
Charles McKean Charles McKean FRSE FRSA FRHistS FRIBA (16 July 1946 – 29 September 2013) was a Scottish historian, author and scholar. Biography McKean was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 16 July 1946. He was educated at Fettes College, the University of P ...
wrote that the arms were "robbed" from the castle.) The Reform Monument should not be confused with the Reform Tower in the Meethill area of Peterhead, built a year earlier.Reform Tower (Meethill Tower)
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List of listed buildings in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. List ...


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REFORM MONUMENT, BROAD STREET
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Historic Environment Scotland Historic Environment Scotland (HES) ( gd, Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment. HES was formed in 2015 from the mer ...
Listed buildings in Peterhead Tourist attractions in Peterhead 1833 sculptures Category B listed buildings in Aberdeenshire Listed monuments and memorials in Scotland Statues in Scotland 1833 establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-struct-stub