John Veitch Memorial Fountain

About John Veitch Memorial Fountain

This fountain commemorates the life of Professor John Veitch and is located in the town of Peebles. Made of pink granite the monument incorporates a horse drinking trough and fountain. Veitch was a philosopher and poet who was Professor of Logic at the University of St Andrews 1860-64. In 1864 he was elected to the chair of Logic and Rhetoric in Glasgow, which he held until his death in 1884. The inscription reads: “ERECTED BY FRIENDS IN PEEBLESSHIRE
AND ELSEWHERE
IN MEMORY OF JOHN VEITCH...