Location
A short distance from the 'waterside' car park of the SNH reserve toward the Ythan estuary
Collieston, Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Date
2013
Description
A carved wood bench the side supports representing the eider ducks, for which the reserve is famous, on columns of shell and weed encrusted rock, the back board is carved to suggest the estuary landscape the bench faces.
Related Information
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), which manages Forvie, near Newburgh, commissioned the bench after a donation by David Bruce Pimlott in memory of his wife, Elspeth. Mr and Mrs Pimlott enjoyed regular walks at Forvie before they moved to Northumberland.
Annoyingly but typically the local paper article on the bench's acquisition makes no mention of the creator.
Era
2000s
Information Source
Http://www.ellontimes.co.uk
Categories
Iconography
- animals in general
- bird
- furniture
- landscape
Creator
- artist currently unknown, Sculptor
Photographer
- David Watson Hood
Unavailable Data
- OS Map Reference
- Related Artefacts
- External Links
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