A Son of the Rock

Situated prominently at the south end of the High Street in an enclosed space with colourful planting. (In the background to the right here you can see the Deco hairdresser’s I featured in an earlier post.)

This is a close up. The finial is unusual:-

And this the reverse angle showing a bit of the High Street:-

The coat of arms on this side of the memorial has the wording, “Let the deed skaw.” According to this website that is the motto for Fleming of Clayquhat, Perth. I’m at a loss to know what exactly “skaw” means.