The Buchanan Monument, in memory of George Buchanan, was build in 1788. It was built of Killearn gritstone and stands 103 feet high.

George Buchanan (1506-1582) was born at The Moss, Killearn. Educated at Killearn, St. Andrews and Paris, he became a fluent linguist speaking Latin and Greek, in addition to French and his native Scots and Gaelic. He was a fluent translator of Hebrew and Spanish.

Also see Buchanan Monument gallery.