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Heraldic Panel, Drum
Location: Drum Castle
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Description: Carved stone panel on the exterior of the castle with the arms of the Irvines of Drum Family The crest is a banded sheaf of nine holly leaves. The motto is "Sub sole sub umbra virens" Increasing both in sunshine and in shade
Related Information: The oldest intact building in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, Drum Castle was, from 1323 to 1975, the home of the Irvine Family.
Era: unknown
Settlement: Peterculter
Town: Aberdeen
County: Aberdeenshire
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Related Artefacts:
Categories: Town Crosses, Fountains, Armorial, etc.
Architectural Decoration
Iconography: heraldic motifs
plant
human figure
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External Links: Drum Castle official website
 
Heraldic panel, Drum Castle