(1986 – 2000)
This statue is a memorial to a 14-year-old girl who tragically lost her footing on a foggy day on Hillsborough and fell from the cliff. Ekaterine (or Kate as she was known) was from Russia and studying English at a language school in town.
Her family erected this bronze statue in 2009. It stands on Capstone Hill, overlooking Ilfracombe Bay. Sadly, the sculptor is unknown, but I love the free spirited essence of the pose, with Kate’s hair and scarf lifted by the wind. Beautiful.
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