From 1861 until his death in 1893, the Irish physicist and alpinist John Tyndall spent his summers in the Swiss Alps, primarily at his favourite place, the Belalp. After his death, his wife Louisa had the monument erected on the Belalp in 1911. It was intended to express her deep affection for her husband and her attachment to the land and people of the region.
The memorial stone
The Tyndall monument stands on the Triembiel. The memorial stone is a natural boulder from a nearby hollow. The stone is 4.75 metres high and 1.5 metres thick. It was carved and inscribed according to a design by landscape architect Fernand Corevon from Geneva by the Natisan stonemason Lorenzo Giovangrandi.
The inscription reads: "Raised to her all beloved by Luisa his wife to mark a place of memories."
The stonemason made a small mistake in the second part of the inscription, however:
"The municipality of Naters dedicates this place of love to the noble English natural scientist her Ehrenburger."
