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Alford Bull
Alford Bull, unveiling plaque

Roadside life size naturalistic bronze of an Angus bull on a shallow stone plinth, surrounded by a small area of paving enclosed, on the field side, by a mortared rubble wall with cairn like pillars.
First Plaque reads:
ABERDEEN ANGUS
This bronze sculpture was commissioned by the community of Alford in 2001 to symbolise the historic connection between the the celebrated Aberdeen Angus breed and the village of Alford.
One of the founders of the breed, Wm. McCombie farmed at Tillyfour, Alford from 1820 to 1880 and was one of the most distinguished agriculturalists of his time.

"He found a purely local breed: he left a breed known and valued throughout the cattle countries of the world."

The model for this bull, Jeremy Eric of Bridgefoot, was bred by A. Fordyce & sons, Bridgefoot, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, and purchased by F. J. Fraser & son Newton of Idvies, Forfar, at the Perth bull sales in February 2000 for 28,000 guineas.
Sculpter: David Annand
Casting: Powderhall Bronze Edinburgh
The second plaque is a list of notable financial contributors and the third in pink granite commemorates the royal unveiling. Also shown is a portrait head after an engraving of William McCombie.

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Animals and People
Animals and People, Alford, tile detail

Installation of 3 relief carved pink granite boulders by Louise Gardner, showing people and animals, with small ceramic tiles by local schoolchildren set into the pavement.

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Cothiemuir Stone Circle
Cothiemuir RSC

Also known as Devil's Hoofmarks, from some probable cup marks on the outer face of the recumbent The circle stones are of red granite.
The huge basalt recumbent is 4.2m long and it weighs more than 20 tons. The two flankers are 2.7m and 2.9m high with rectangular and triangular cross-sections.
Imposing despite most of the east side being destroyed. Another RSC Old Keig, is 1.5 miles away to the West.

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