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Memorial Drinking Basin, Craig Gowan, Easter Balmoral

A Category C Listed Building in Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.0307 / 57°1'50"N

Longitude: -3.2172 / 3°13'1"W

OS Eastings: 326218

OS Northings: 793947

OS Grid: NO262939

Mapcode National: GBR W7.C286

Mapcode Global: WH6MC.KK71

Plus Code: 9C9R2QJM+74

Entry Name: Memorial Drinking Basin, Craig Gowan, Easter Balmoral

Listing Name: Easter Balmoral, Craig Gowan, Memorial Drinking Basin

Listing Date: 12 March 2010

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 400437

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB51505

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200400437

Location: Crathie and Braemar

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

Parish: Crathie And Braemar

Traditional County: Aberdeenshire

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Description

1880. Free-standing granite drinking basin comprised of pointed-arch niche with roll-moulded arch and string course, inscribed frieze and scrolled ornament at apex, sheltering ogival basin with rope-moulding to rim.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Burnside, Craig Gowan, Craiglourigan Cottage, 1 Ivy Cottage, 1 and 2 Jubilee Cottages, Post Office Shop and Tigh-Na-Barr, Rhebreck and Rhebreck Water Tank.

The drinking basin lies to the south of Craig Gowan, flanking the slip road. The inscription dedicates the basin to General Sir Thomas Mydleton Biddulph KCBCP, born July 29 1809 and died September 28 1878, stating that it was erected by Her Majesty Queen Victoria in grateful and affectionate remembrance of his faithful service to the Queen and Royal family for 27 years. It is one of four drinking fountains to be found around the Castle, the others lying by the cricket ground, opposite the East Lodge, and in the sunken garden to west of Castle. J Thomson was paid £40 for work on the fountain between December 1879 and May 1880. The basin is well detailed and a further example of the quality of ancillary provision across the estate. Part of the group at Easter Balmoral.

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