Unveiling the restored Mercer grave slab in Peathill Kirkyard

7 April 2012

The flags of Scotland and the United States of America over the restored Mercer graveslab at Peathill Kirkyard

The unveiling of the restored Mercer grave slab at the old Peathill Kirkyard, Aberdeenshire.
The grave slab is to the memory of Rev. William Mercer and his wife Anne Munro, the parents of American Revolutionary hero, Hugh Mercer. Born in 1726, Hugh Mercer qualified as a Doctor from Aberdeen University. Hugh joined the Jacobite Army and was present at the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. After the battle, Hugh fled to America and became one of the country’s greatest patriots having risen to the rank of Brigadier General in George Wasington’s Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

The grave slab has been restored by the Pitsligo Castle Trust, with funding assistance from the Pilgrim Trust, Aberdeenshire Council, the Friends of Pitsligo Castle and the Forbes Lodge of the Freemasons, number 67.