Location
Glen Tanar At the N side of the track along the N bank of the Water of Tanar
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
OS Map Reference
NO 471 946
Description
Inscribed granite stone, Possibly made for Sir William Cuncliffe Brooks, Laird of Glentanar who
died in 1900. The inscription reads: "the pine is King of Scottish woods
and the Queen ah who is she
The fairest form the forest kens
The bonnie birken tree"
There are many beautifully inscribed stones on the Glen Tanar estate, particularly at springs and wells, some poetic and some enigmatic in sentiment.
Related Information
The Glentanar Estate was originally a deer forest which was part of the Aboyne Castle Estate. In 1869 Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, a Manchester banker and MP, bought the estate from the 10th Marquis of Huntly. Brooks employed Thomas Mawson to layout the garden and estate, George Truefitt as architect, and 250 masons to construct the buildings, built of granite quarried locally.
Era
1800s
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Creator
- Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, Designer
Photographer
- Anke Addy
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