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Fountain, The Square, Tomintoul

A Category C Listed Building in Speyside Glenlivet, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.2519 / 57°15'6"N

Longitude: -3.3792 / 3°22'45"W

OS Eastings: 316882

OS Northings: 818749

OS Grid: NJ168187

Mapcode National: GBR L90K.BRL

Mapcode Global: WH6L4.2Z4J

Plus Code: 9C9R7J2C+P8

Entry Name: Fountain, The Square, Tomintoul

Listing Name: Tomintoul, the Square, Fountain

Listing Date: 9 November 1987

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 341161

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB8931

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200341161

Location: Kirkmichael (Moray)

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Speyside Glenlivet

Parish: Kirkmichael (Moray)

Traditional County: Banffshire

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Description

1915. Square cast-iron drinking fountain with chamfered
angles; water spouts to each face with projecting
semi-circular basins below, surmounted by painted stone
female figure bearing urn. Stands on square, stepped platform
flanked by two cast-iron stools (formerly below drinking
basins?) inscribed STEP UP BAIRNS.

Statement of Interest

A dedication plaque on two sides of the fountain notes "Presented by Robert Grant M.D. to his native village as a memento of his boyhood, 1915".

Update to listed building record, 2024.

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