Huntly fountain

Huntly fountain

Location

The Square Huntly
Huntly, Banffshire

OS Map Reference

NJ 529 400

Date

1882

Description

A fountain in various granites that looks as though it was designed to show of stone masons virtuosity. It is adorned with gilded Biblical texts relating to water.

Related Information

Erected 'in memory of James Robertson, Bank Agent, Huntly, b.20 January 1789, d.4 February 1877, by his widow', the fountain consists of a square bullfaced granite plinth which carries on each side a polished granite basin and which supports four polished granite colonnettes enclosing keystone arches. Moulded crown above all: trying much too hard.

Era

1800s

Information Source

Related Info taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press

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Categories

Iconography

  • human face or head
  • vase or urn

Photographer

  • David Watson Hood

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