Martyrs’ Monument was built to commemorate four protestants who were executed during the 16th Century. These were Patrick Hamilton, Henry Forrest, George Wishart, and Walter Mill.
Patrick Hamilton was executed in 1528 outside St Salvator's Chapel…
Marion Gilchrist was a physician born on February 5th, 1864, in Lanarkshire. She matriculated as an arts student from Queen Margaret College for the Higher Education of Women in Glasgow, with aims to become a teacher.
During her time at Queen…
Louisa Lumsden was a Scottish pioneer of female education born on December 31st, 1840, in Aberdeen. Lumsden was the founding headmistress of St Leonards School in St Andrews, which was the first school for girls in Scotland modelled after English…
