Peach and Horne memorial plate

The inscription on the memorial to pioneering geologists Ben Peach (1842 – 1926) and John Horne (1848 – 1928) at Inchnadamph, Sutherland, Scotland.

Working for the Geological Survey, Peach and Horne elucidated the complex thrust structures of the Scottish North West Highlands. Their field-work and mapping was of the very highest quality and their legacy stands for all time.

The inscription reads:

To Ben N. Peach and John Horne who played the foremost part in unravelling the geological structure of the North-West Highlands 1883 – 1897.
An International Tribute
Erected 1930.

Fine words for two fine geologists of the highest calibre.