Location
Situated at the eastern entrance to The Green
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NO 528 986
Date
2001
Description
Pair of double wrought iron gates with masonry pillars with ornamental capstones, decorated with a bronze relief showing the Marquis of Huntly's Crest (being used as the Gordon clan badge?) with a ten tined stag's head and neck affrontee issuing from a coronet and the motto Bydand. Following a suggestion from the Marquis of Huntly, the Games' Chieftain, it was decided to echo the design of the tops of the gate pillars at the Parish Church across the Green, on the gates leading on to the Green and on to Huntly Road. (A similar pair exists in the grounds of Aboyne Castle). The more 'cylindrical' form of the Fountain was also incorporated by making the tops more circular in plan with a view to reflecting that influence thus effecting a degree of compatibility. The main parts of the pillars are constructed with local stone and blend well with surrounding buildings, particularly the Huntly Arms Hotel.
Related Information
Officially opened on 12th September 2001 by Earl and Countess of Wessex, organised by the Aboyne Highland Games Committee.
Design by Gerry Robb, Architectural Design Services
Masonry, George Smith, Builder
Caps supplied by Kirk Natural Stone Ltd
Forging by Douglas J. Reid, Agricultural Engineer Pitmedden Smithy
Bronze by Black Isle Bronze
Era
2000s
Information Source
Http://www.aboynegames.com/gates.html
Related Artefacts
Categories
- Architectural Decoration
- Millennium Monuments (not Autograph)
- Town Crosses, Fountains, Armorial, etc
Iconography
- crown
- stag or other deer
External Links
Photographer
- Jim Henderson
Unavailable Data
- Creator
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