It was sculpted by Alan B Herriot of Penicuik, Scotland
and erected in 2003 as a tribute to Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

This renowned poet resided for some years at the nearby village
of Nether Stowey. In 1797, whilst on a walking tour, Coleridge
visited Watchet. On seeing the harbour he was inspired to
compose one of the best known poems in English literature,
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"