Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. During one of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert’s visits to their Scottish retreat at Balmoral, the couple elected to stay overnight in Fettercairn on the southeast side of the Cairngorms hill range. To celebrate the arrival of royal guests, a grand arch was constructed at the western entrance to the village, and it still stands in situ in 1864, at a cost of £250, to celebrate an overnight stay in the village by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in September 1861.
Constructed by John Milne (of St Andrews), 1864-5. Triumphal arch, Rhenish Romanesque, Aldbar stone, ashlar. Round arch between 60' high buttressed octagonal towers with short gabletted spirelets and wrought-iron finials. Top of arch finished with crenellated parapet with curvilinear gablet feature at centre.
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Location: Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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