Should 'freedom fighter' be honoured on Black Isle?
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A CAMPAIGN for the erection of a lasting tribute in Avoch to a Scottish freedom fighter who made his name more than 700 years ago will gain momentum this weekend.
Campaigners who pay tribute to the role played by Andrew de Moray in Scotland’s war for independence in 1297 are pressing for a statue to be erected marking his involement with the Black Isle.
The annual march, rally and fundraising ceilidh organised by the Andrew de Moray Project takes place in Avoch on Saturday.
Those attending mark the anniversary of the raising of Scotland’s standard by Andrew de Moray in 1297. Marchers gather at 3pm at Avoch football pitch before proceeding up Ormonde Hill and raising a Scottish standard.
Organisers have welcomed the development at Stirling of a council-backed charity to fundraise and erect a statue to Andrew de Moray and William Wallace, the victors at the Stirling Bridge battle in September 1297.
The project’s convener, Ross SNP MSP Rob Gibson, is to lobby Highland Council’s incoming administration asking if it has plans to emulate the example set by Stirling.
He said he had not received a reply to the same query, tabled last year, with the outgoing Highland Council leader.
The procession will later be followed at 7.30pm in the Station Hotel, Avoch, by the AGM of the Andrew de Moray Project and a ceilidh featuring Ted Christopher.
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