Tomintoul Drinking Fountain
The fountain was donated by Robert Gordon and is the 41st from the Eastside Lion Foundry. It was erected in the village Square in 1915. It stands 12 ft 8 ins high on a square stone base finished with a square grate. The central column is decorated with palmette and acanthus relief. Quatrefoil basins are supported by a square base with chamfered corners. Panels above each basin are decorated with floral relief divided into sections by a compass cross. The centre circle contains a lion mask with self closing tap from which water spouts. A black dedication plaque on two sides states Presented By / Robert Grant / To / His Native Village / As A / Memento Of His Boyhood / 1915. The capital is surmounted by the figure of a woman dressed in flowing robes holding an olive branch in her left hand while supporting an urn on her head with her right hand. Two cast-iron stools were originally located beneath the basins to assist children and are inscribed with the words, ‘Step Up Bairns’. The fountain was listed a Category C historic building on 9 November 1987.
Size: 4480px × 6720px
Location: Tomintoul, Moray, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © wyrdlight / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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