Sunst over Fyrish Sccottish Highlands Oil

I have attempted to capture the history of each stone painfully hoisted and laid by men struggling to feed their families during the dark period of the Highland clearances.
The Fyrish Monument is an 18th-century "folly" located on Cnoc Fyrish hill near Alness, Scotland. Local landowner General Sir Hector Munro organised the plans, which were designed to mimic the Gates of Negapatam in India.
He had created this as a Philanthropic project to help locals make a living by building the monument, at a time when many were starving after being turfed out of their homes to make space for sheep grazing. It is said that he also rolled some stones back down the hill to extend the building time, thereby increasing the workers' earnings.
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