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Latitude: 57.3038 / 57°18'13"N
Longitude: -4.8139 / 4°48'50"W
OS Eastings: 230578
OS Northings: 827195
OS Grid: NH305271
Mapcode National: GBR G9HF.1Q6
Mapcode Global: WH2DQ.0PY6
Plus Code: 9C9Q853P+GC
Entry Name: Tweedmouth Memorial Fountain, Tomich
Listing Name: Tomich, Tweedmouth Memorial Fountain
Listing Date: 5 October 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 340196
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB8121
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200340196
Location: Kiltarlity and Convinth
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Aird and Loch Ness
Parish: Kiltarlity And Convinth
Traditional County: Inverness-shire
Tagged with: Fountain
Dated 1910. Sculptor, R Tait Mackenzie. Shaped rubble
mural fountain, surmounted by polished ashlar urn, and with
flanking, slightly advanced outer plinths; narrow polished
ashlar ribs define centre plaque and face of memorial,
converging at water conduit within semi-circular niche
fronted by low ashlar water trough with centre water spout.
Centre bronze plaque with motto, coat of arms, inscription
and winged cherub at base. Long round headed plaques set in
outer rubble plinths each with fox's head (originally each
with chained drinking cup hanging from mouth) with semi-
circular basin at base and with relief profile of (right)
Lord Tweedmouth and (left) Lady Tweedmouth with reeded
border superimposed by leaf motifs depicting oak, larch,
willow etc. Very low rubble quadrants flank memorial.
Centre bronze plaque inscribed with motto "Advance with
Courage". Inscription reads; "To the memory of Sir Dudley
Coutts Marjoribanks Bart. 1st Lord Tweedmouth born Dec. 29
1820 died March 4 1894 whose home was at Guisachan 1854-1894
who built the village of Tomich and whose chief delight was
to work for the improvement and development of this
district - and also to the memory of Isabel Lady Tweedmouth
who was a mother to the people on the Guisachan property
from 1854 to 1905. This fountain is erected by their
children, Edward 2nd Lord Tweedmouth and Ishbel Countess of
Aberdeen". Profile reliefs signed and dated R Tait Mackenzie.
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