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Fountain, The Square, Huntly

A Category C Listed Building in Huntly, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.4475 / 57°26'50"N

Longitude: -2.7864 / 2°47'11"W

OS Eastings: 352900

OS Northings: 839960

OS Grid: NJ529399

Mapcode National: GBR M9H1.688

Mapcode Global: WH7LS.52DH

Plus Code: 9C9VC6W7+XC

Entry Name: Fountain, The Square, Huntly

Listing Name: The Square Fountain.

Listing Date: 21 June 1982

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 379342

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB34924

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200379342

Location: Huntly

County: Aberdeenshire

Town: Huntly

Electoral Ward: Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

Dated 1882. Heavy square drinking fountain on bullfaced
granite plinth with semi-circular polished granite trough
to each face, supporting 4 polished granite colonnettes
enclosing key-stone arches; corniced frieze bearing
pinnacles, escutcheons and moulded overthrow.

Statement of Interest

Stands on paved area protected by bollards. Erected in memory

of James Robertson Bank Agent, Huntly, born 20 Jan, 1780

died 4 Feb, 1877, by his widow. Besides memorial inscription

frieze carries various biblical texts refering to water.

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