Statue of Marshal Keith, Peterhead

Statue of Marshal Keith

The statue in 2015
Location	Broad Street Peterhead Scotland
Coordinates	57°30′17.6″N1°46′39.1″W / 57.504889°N 1.777528°W / 57.504889; -1.777528
Type	Statue
Material	Zinc
Opening date	1868
Dedicated to	James Francis Edward Keith

The Statue of Marshal Keith is a Category B listed monument on Broad Street in Peterhead, Scotland, dedicated to James Keith, a Scottish soldier and Generalfeldmarschall of the Royal Prussian Army. The statue, which stands in front of the Peterhead Town House and faces east (Keith's head is turned to the northeast), was presented by William I, German Emperor. ^[1] It is a zinc ^[2] replica of one made of marble that originally stood in Wilhelmplatz, Berlin, ^[3] but is now in that city's Bode Museum. ^[4]

See also

• List of listed buildings in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
• Statue of Marshal Keith, Berlin

References

1. Fraser's Magazine, Volume 78 (James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, J. Fraser, 1868) – Google Books
2. "Rallying call to restore statue of Field Marshal James Keith" – Buchan Observer , 29 April, 2014
3. STATUE OF FIELD MARSHALL KEITH LB39675 – Historic Environment Scotland
4. "From Prussia with love: the Scot who ruled Berlin" – Reuters, 29 October 2007

External links

• STATUE OF FIELD MARSHALL KEITH – Historic Environment Scotland listing