Carved Marriage Datestone
Location
Boyndie House, 9 Boyndie Street Banff
Banff, Banffshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 688 640
Date
1740
Description
Listed Category B. Boyndie House 1740, an unusual house with a delicately shaped Dutch-gable, with two round eyes below the chimneys, and carved marriage stone as a shaped cartouche bearing the initials IG MS. Marriage stones appear to have been particularly popular in Banff. It was customary for the sons and daughters of town worthies to have an initialled datestone built into their houses in honour of their union.
Era
1700s
Categories
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- Dianne Sutherland
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