Inverness in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

John Cobb Memorial

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 26, 2018

1. John Cobb Memorial

Inscription. On the waters of Loch Ness
John Cobb
having travelled at
206 miles per hour
in an attempt to gain the
World’s Water
Speed Record
lost his life
in this bay
Sept. 29th. 1952
This memorial is erected as a tribute
to the memory of a gallant gentleman
by the people of Glen Urquhart
Urram do’n treun
Aqus do’n iriosa

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Sports • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1952.

Location. 57° 18.514′ N, 4° 27.754′ W. Marker is in Inverness, Scotland, in Highland. It is on Scotland Route A82 5.5 kilometers south of River Enrick (Route A831), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Inverness, Scotland IV63 6XJ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Scotland’s Highlands.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

on the Celtic Fringe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Cobb (within shouting distance of this marker); Caisteal Ainmeal Urchadain (approx. 2 kilometers away); A Highland Icon (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); A Castle for All Seasons (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Urquhart the Defiant (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Doocot (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); The Water Gate (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Ghosts of Urquhart’s Past (approx. 2.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Inverness.

Also see . . . John Cobb (racing driver) on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 7, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 26, 2018

2. John Cobb Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 247 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.