Mary slessor tomb

Mary Slessor was a Scottish missionary from
Dundee, sent in 1876 to Calabar by the United
Presbyterian Church.
She is best remembered for putting an end to the
abhorrent traditional practise of putting twins and
their mothers to death. She studied and learned
the Efik language of Cross River, so that she
could speak it as fluently as the local people.
She lived in Calabar for over forty years until she
passed away in 1915. Her picture currently
appears on a Clydesdale Bank Commemorative
ten pound bank note. Her tomb is located at the
Eyamba Street Cemetery in Duke Town and is a
major tourist attraction. When Queen Elizabeth II
visited Nigeria she made a special visit to the
tomb to lay a wreath on Mary Slessor’s grave.