Unicorn, Delgatie

Unicorn, Delgatie

Location

Delgatie Castle, near Turriff
Turriff, Aberdeenshire

Description

A pair of stone unicorns gaurding the main entrance of the castle. The late Captain Hay of Delgatie was an inveterate collector and the castle has many decorative elements that are now difficult to attribute to exact dates and provenances.

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Iconography

  • heraldic motifs
  • mythical or heraldic beast

Photographer

  • David Watson Hood

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