Aberdeenshire HER - NJ53NW0069 - DUKE OF RICHMOND STATUE, HUNTLY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ53NW0069
Name	DUKE OF RICHMOND STATUE, HUNTLY
NMRS Card No.	NJ53NW108
NMRS Numlink	188112
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 Update	18/01/2024

National Grid Reference: NJ 5291 3998

Easting: 371750, Northing: 791480

Compiler	CP
Date of Compilation	19/03/2015

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
STATUES			A	100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category B

Regional Status

Regional Status
Local Government Guardianship
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
GRA	LT 12-14,34	Ground	Black & White	03/03/1994

Bibliographic Detail

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Huntly
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Standard
Capture Scale	1:501 - 1:1250
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	A public monument, open all hours (free).
Altitude	124
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	NE
Aspect 2	Closed
Current Land Use	Public Use
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter	13.71
Length
Width
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
19th Century	B	100		1905

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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