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Medoro’s Marker

The Burial Place Of A Beloved Dog?

Is the stone on the right hand side of this entrance the burial place of Medoro, the beloved dog of James Stuart-Mackenzie, the Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1763 to 1765, who owned Belmont Estate at this time?

‘Inside the gates, near to the Castle, there is a unique gravestone erected by M’Kenzie, bearing an inscription which tells its own tale – ‘Here lies Medoro, a beautiful and faithful dog, died September 1789’ (Meigle Past & Present by A. Mackay, 1876.

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