Heraldic Panel, Drum

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Heraldic Panel, Drum

Location

Drum Castle
Peterculter, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Description

Carved stone panel on the exterior of the castle with the arms of the Irvines of Drum Family The crest is a banded sheaf of nine holly leaves. The motto is "Sub sole sub umbra virens" Increasing both in sunshine and in shade

Related Information

The oldest intact building in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, Drum Castle was, from 1323 to 1975, the home of the Irvine Family.

Era

Unknown

Categories

Iconography

  • heraldic motifs
  • human figure
  • plant

External Links

Photographer

  • David Watson Hood

Unavailable Data

  • OS Map Reference
  • Date
  • Information Source
  • Related Artefacts
  • Creator

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