Location

THE MEMORIAL is located IN A PRIME POSITION – “MACLEOD’S CORNER” – OVERLOOKING DUTHIE PARK’S COMMON GREEN. 

Since Type 1 diabetes is primarily a juvenile condition, there is no better place for Macleod’s statue than a park setting. 

Seated on his bench, the figure watches over children at play, enjoying the life they may have been denied were it not for the discovery of insulin and other miraculous drugs and medical treatments.

In April '23, Phase II of the newly expanded project allowed for a much larger memorial site, encompassing 0.1 hectares and featuring new, bee-friendly landscaping, a bound resin pathway, a ramp for disability access and a low rear wall of granite (World Insulin Wall).

Macleod’s Corner is within walking distance of the Nobel Laureate’s final resting place in nearby Allenvale Cemetery.