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    Emigrants Monument

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    The Emigrants Monument statue is located in Couper Park above the river, village and harbour. All the information for this venue has been submitted by visitors in the form of reviews. If you represent this location please submit your information using the 'Venues' tab above.

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    cuilean73

    May 2025

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    1.5

    An important monument with very poor curation

    This is a very important and poignant memorial to a horrific chapter in Scotland's history. The monument itself depicts a family leaving our shores for parts unknown and is surrounded with plaques in Gàidhlig and English. There are also interesting information boards explaining this awful episode. However, for such an important monument, it is curated very poorly. There is no signposting at all; we drove past it four times. The car park is not well maintained, and you think you're pulling up in front of a derelict, though modern, Scout hut... I'm guessing the building was originally intended as some sort of small visitor centre, but it sits closed and apparently empty. Once you realise you're in the right place, there is plenty parking. If you can get to the monument (my companions were able to, I was not), the views are spectacular, and it is a fascinating monument to the 19th century emigrants. But the implementation is sadly lacking.

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    Emigrants Monument, Helmsdale, Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, KW8 6HH

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