Memorial Stones: Scotland
My father died more than twenty years ago.
I took his ashes and scattered them on Cul Beag summit – a hill he walked in life but never made it to the top of.
More recently I climbed Cul Beag again, picked up a stone, took it home and painted on it.
Someday I will return this stone to Cul Beag and place it at the top in memory of my father.
The idea has grown -
Now there are many stones from many hills in memory of many people.
These stones will be returned.
From Ben Mor Coigach to Sgurr Breac for Djenabou
From Arkle to Meall Mor for Boris Pasternak
From Brims Hill to Glas Bheinn for Madina
From An Teallach to Stac Pollaidh for Rona
Meall Mor for Jennifer
Ben Mor Coigach for John
From Brims Hill to Meall Mor for Dietrich Bonhoeffer
From Baosbheinn to Cul Beag for Refaat
From Beinn Damh to Cul Beag for Nelson Mandela
From Beinn Tarsuinn to Beinn Elideach for Caroline
From Ben More Coigach to Quinag for Johannes Kepler
From Brims Hill to Stac Pollaidh for Johann Sebastian Bach
From Craig Dunain to Creag Rainich for Hiba Abu Nada
From Fionaven to Meall Liath Choire for Alexander
From Foinaven to Stac Pollaidh for Jana Majda Zakameh
From Brims Hill to Seanna Bhraigh for Ted Hughes
From Meal Liath Choire to Cul Mor for John
From Meall a Chrasgaidh to Beinn Dearg for Ian Collier
From Meall Mor to Cul Mor for Joanna Macy
From Meall Mor to Glas Bheinn for Norman MacCaig
From Meall Nan Ceapraichean to Beinn Eighe for Edwin Hubble
From Sgurr Breac to Beinn Dearg for Abdul
From Yesneby to Cul Mor for Thomas Stearns Eliot