Aberdeenshire HER - NJ53NW0069 - DUKE OF RICHMOND STATUE, HUNTLY

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Primary ReferenceNJ53NW0069
NameDUKE OF RICHMOND STATUE, HUNTLY
NRHE Card No.NJ53NW108
NRHE Numlink 188112
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 34922
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Statue depicting Charles 5th Duke of Richmond, designed by Alexander Brodie in 1862. It is a large pedestrian statue of red sandstone, depicting the Duke standing, side-whiskered and robed, on a tall, squared battered plinth, with red granite panels in the base. The inscription reads 'Erected as a memorial of Charles Gordon Lennox, fifth Duke of Richmond by the tenantry of the Lordship of Huntly, 1862'. At the foot of the statue are two standing stones (NJ53NW0001).
Last Update18/01/2024
Updated Bycherbert
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation19/03/2015

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