Allan Maconochie
1748–1816 (age 68)
Biography
Allan Maconochie devoted himself to the study of the heavens, mixing an exacting curiosity with the precision of the Highland Enlightenment to advance observations that aided those who watched the skies. His patient work with instruments and calculations endeared him to fellow scholars and to the communities that celebrated the natural world.
He rests within the Maconochies of Meadowbank Burial Enclosure at Kirknewton, where his memorial keeper invites quiet reflection on the astronomer whose steady gaze lifted minds beyond the everyday.