The 1597 Ceiling, Delgatie Location: Delgatie Castle, near Turriff OS Map Reference: Date: 1597 Description: One of the most important surviving 16th century painted ceilings in Scotland The iconography has interesting comparisons to the much earlier Aberdeen Bestiary and even earlier Pictish sculpture. Related Information: Era: 1500s Settlement: Turriff Town: County: Aberdeenshire Information Source: Related Artefacts: The 1592 Ceiling, Delgatie Delgatie Castle Categories: Ceiling Painting Important Historic Iconography: sphinx vase or urn human face or head human figure plant mythical or heraldic beast fish heraldic motifs elephant stag or other deer dog or hound mermaid Creator: External Links: Aberdeen Bestiary online