Latitude: 56.7102 / 56°42'36"N
Longitude: -2.4637 / 2°27'49"W
OS Eastings: 371712
OS Northings: 757702
OS Grid: NO717577
Mapcode National: GBR VY.F7V1
Mapcode Global: WH8RK.4L3S
Plus Code: 9C8VPG6P+3G
Entry Name: Dean's Lamp, Academy Square, Montrose
Listing Name: Academy Square, Dean's Lamp
Listing Date: 30 March 1999
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 393387
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46163
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200393387
Location: Montrose
County: Angus
Town: Montrose
Electoral Ward: Montrose and District
Traditional County: Angus
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Dated 1881. Ornate cast-iron lamp standard and drinking-fountain on square plinth. Semicircular basins projecting from each face of base, scroll-embossed, tapering section above with lion mask water spouts (1 missing). Cherub heads adorning base of column, rams' heads heading base of shaft, fluted column with anthemion neck band. Pair of decorated scroll bracket-arms. Glazed lantern with finial.
Situated adjacent to the Burns statue in public gardens opposite Academy Square. Inscribed pedestal 'The Deans Lamp 1881'. The Mid Links were developed as a series of parks and gardens starting at Melville Gardens of 1876 and continuing northwards to Dorward Place in 1925. The Dean's Lamp forms part of a vista from Marine Avenue to the Churchyard Walk.
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