Location
At the end of Faddonhill Farms track between New Deer and Fyvie
New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NJ 818423
Description
A silhouette farm sign in the shape of a fat ox. These cut out signs were once ubiquitous in the area in the forms of pigs, cattle, horses and etc. they are now becoming rare. The original 20th century sign (illustrated here for reference) was replaced in 2004 after storm damage. The new sign retains the ox of the original but the painted lettering has been replaced with gilded cut out metal lettering and 2 decorative gilded fleur de lys.
Related Information
The sign maker has an obvious difference of opinion with the ordnance survey over how to spell the name, eg Fadden or Faddon?
Era
2000s
Categories
Iconography
- bull or cow
Photographer
- David Watson Hood
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