Location
At the end of Burn Lane, Inverurie on the road to the station.
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 773 216
Date
2003
Description
A Stainless Steel sculpture designed by Alison Simpson celebrating the town created on the confluence of the rivers Don and Ury. The salmon symbol evokes the Pictish symbol that is extant in sculptures still apparent in the local environment and thus the continuity of the settlement's cultural heritage.
Related Information
The pediment is engraved with quotes, collected from the community, relevant to the place. Some are in Scots some in English and one in Latin, as follows:
Comin, goin toin froin locomotion.-
A fine wee shoorie cam doon frae Inverurie.-
Shop & shop & shop & shop.-
St Apollinaris and the dam.-
Bruce crossed the stanners an'wis home an'dry.-
The meetin o' the waters.-
Built ower a midden.-
My best mates are here...-
Snuff mill meal mill paper mill.-
Garioch spirit harvesting the best from people.-
A gey like toon.-
Urbs in rure.-
A recent publication asserts that, "The Picts placed a stone carved with a salmon in the River Don at the safest crossing point 'the Stanners', its meaning clear: When the salmon could be seen, the ford was passable; when the fish was not visible, the water was too deep." this does not seem a likely situation for a Pictish symbol stone in line with any of the current theories on their use.
Era
2000s
Related Artefacts
Categories
Iconography
- fish
Creator
- Alison Simpson, Sculptor
External Links
Photographer
- David Watson Hood
Unavailable Data
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