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Kerr’s Folly Statue (Wee Peter), Bandry Bay

Kerr’s Folly Statue (Wee Peter), Bandry Bay

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Kerr’s Folly Statue (Wee Peter), Bandry Bay

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Location: Luss And Arden, West Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Heather 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

May 23, 2021

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This statue in Bandry Bay, just south of Luss, is called ‘Wee Peter’, a name which was conferred in recent times for reasons unknown. Most people think it is a …

Michèle Linton

November 18, 2023

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Wee Peter statue, erected in 1890 near Luss by London stonemason William Kerr, who as a child lived in the village of Luss. The statue is also known as Kerrs Folly, as it was created for a client who did not accept the piece, so William Kerr had it erected in this small bay near Luss where he had been happy as a child. Local mis-knowledge sometimes has it that the statue was erected as a memorial to a drowned child.

Michèle Linton

December 19, 2023

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Many think that this statue of sacred joy was erected to commemorate a wee boy who drowned in the loch. That is actually a myth.
Wee Peter was created by local stonemason William Kerr in 1890. He made it for someone’s garden but they didn’t like it and he placed it where it stands today.

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