Grave Site of Major Patrick Ferguson

Gravestone of Major Patrick Ferguson, set up in 1930, is located at the spot where tradition indicates that he was actually buried.

 

After the battle, Major Ferguson was buried under a pile of stones or as the Scots say - a cairn.  It has been the tradition for many years, that visitors to his grave site, friends or foes alike, place a stone on Ferguson's cairn as a mark of respect for the brave warrior.

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