Annual Avoch march and new plans for Ormond Hill
North Rising supporters from around Scotland gathered at Avoch on Saturday May 15th 2010 and agreed that a statue of Andrew de Moray must be erected to honour the first hero of the Scottish War for Independence.
Addressing a crowd of over fifty supporters from various parts of Scotland, Rob Gibson MSP and Andrew de Moray project convener, reported that William Wallace has been remembered as a Scottish hero in statues erected around the world.
He said, "It is long overdue for Andrew de Moray, Wallace's co-commander of the Army of Scotland who won the stunning victory at Stirling Bridge in September 1297, should have a statue erected where the crucial North Rising began."
"The drover and bull statue about to be completed for the Highland Livestock Heritage Society at Dingwall Mart has cost a five figure sum. It is our job to reach out over the internet and to local benefactors to create a fitting statue to the once forgotten hero of the wars to preserve Scotland's cherished independence 713 years ago."
"The project will launch a fund for this purpose and hopes to continue to engage with Historic Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage to produce a fuller interpretation of the castle site and its surrounding cultural and natural landscape. It is a stunning site overlooking the Moray Firth. What a fitting project to base in Avoch, the community which cherishes the memory of Andrew de Moray and his heroic feats so long ago."
"Though numbers at Ormond Hill were affected by the mass exodus from Ross-shire to watch their team Hampden Park play for the Scottish Cup, the enduring memory of the North Rising is fresher today than even fifteen years ago."
Addressing a crowd of over fifty supporters from various parts of Scotland, Rob Gibson MSP and Andrew de Moray project convener, reported that William Wallace has been remembered as a Scottish hero in statues erected around the world.
He said, "It is long overdue for Andrew de Moray, Wallace's co-commander of the Army of Scotland who won the stunning victory at Stirling Bridge in September 1297, should have a statue erected where the crucial North Rising began."
"The drover and bull statue about to be completed for the Highland Livestock Heritage Society at Dingwall Mart has cost a five figure sum. It is our job to reach out over the internet and to local benefactors to create a fitting statue to the once forgotten hero of the wars to preserve Scotland's cherished independence 713 years ago."
"The project will launch a fund for this purpose and hopes to continue to engage with Historic Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage to produce a fuller interpretation of the castle site and its surrounding cultural and natural landscape. It is a stunning site overlooking the Moray Firth. What a fitting project to base in Avoch, the community which cherishes the memory of Andrew de Moray and his heroic feats so long ago."
"Though numbers at Ormond Hill were affected by the mass exodus from Ross-shire to watch their team Hampden Park play for the Scottish Cup, the enduring memory of the North Rising is fresher today than even fifteen years ago."
THE ANDREW DE MORAY PROJECT
Remembering a
hero of Scotland
hero of Scotland
The Project's commemoration...
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Arms of the Morays of Pettty...
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