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Dr. George Leslie MacKay, known to us as Dr. Mackay, arrived in Tamsui in 1872 and was actively engaged in missionary, medical, and educational activities. He was highly respected and loved by the local residents. He died of laryngeal cancer on June 2, 1901, in Tamsui and was buried on the land he loved. The Mackay Tomb is located at a corner of Tamsui Country School (also known as Tamsui Senior High School), and was originally a part of a foreign cemetery. However, according to his will, a wall was built to separate his tomb from the other foreigners' tombs, to show that Dr. Mackay belonged to Taiwan. The tombstone of Dr. Mackay was donated by his disciples. The tomb was entirely built of stone, which was apparently from Guanyinshan (literally, "Guanyin Mountain"), with fine quality and a bluish-gray color. Even after a century, the tomb remains quite intact. The relief engravings on the tombstone are still clear and legible. The tomb faces northwest, and roughly aligns with the site of the Oxford School founded by Dr. Mackay.