Duff House, the Fife Gates
Location
Duff House, Banff
Banff, Banffshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 687 631
Date
1735-1749
Description
Pair of polished ashlar octagonal gate piers with moulded stepped caps supporting fine carved stone urns. Decorated with acanthus and swags of fruit and flowers. Gates probably made by the Banff Foundry (James Fraser) a firm which provided similar to other local country house estates, including Castle Fraser. House open to the public. See their website for details.
Era
1700s
Information Source
Inventory of Gardens and designed landscapes Vol. 3, pp 209-214. Aberdeenshire Council Listed building records, record no.111 Banff Burgh
Categories
Iconography
- plant
- vase or urn
Creator
- William Adam, Architect
External Links
Photographer
- Stanley Bruce
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