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Bennachie Story Wall Hanging
A large textile wall hanging, celebrating the relationship of people and landscape, around Bennachie an outlier of the Grampian mountains that dominates the immediate area. One of its summits has a vitrified hill fort and it has been suggested as a possible location for the defeat of the Caledonians under Calgacus by Agricola's Roman troops at the battle of Mons Graupius.
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Cross and datestone Sandyhill Road Banff
Crovie, donations barrel
Collection barrel soliciting donations from the preservation society, that is itself in need of preservation, if you look closely has already been repaired by adding stainless steel straps the original steel rings having rusted away.
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Duff House Dogs Gravestones
Gravestone erected by the Earl of Fife, in memory of families pet dogs Bevis (1872) , Tip (1873) and Barkis. Decorated with crown and coronet with dog's names and initials M and F (male / female?).
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Macduff anchor placement
A large fixed tine iron anchor with wooden crossbeam from a sailing ship. The depositing of redundent anchors from sailing ships in prominent positions is a bit of a coastal town cliche. This one has a very good view.
Madonna, Banff
2 Panels depicting Virgin and Child, first datestone 1628, second much weathered possibly pre 1600's.
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Old Meldrum Sailor
Near life size stone statue of a sailor in period costume holding a pipe in one hand and an anchor in the other.
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Ships Cannon reused as a bollard
An old cast metal ship's cannon set vertically as a bollard into the pavement on the way from the town centre to Stonehaven harbour.
St James the Great, Episcopal Church Stonehaven, organ
An example of a highly decorated neo-Gothic Victorian church pipe organ with gold-leaf and painted ornamentation.
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Tillylodge viewpoint indicator
Offers spectacular views over the River Dee Valley and known as the Queen’s View with claims that Queen Victoria stopped to admire the vista to the distant Mountain of Lochnagar. The Indicator was erected in 1970 by the Deeside Field Club to mark its Jubilee.
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