Dry lines , no fish stone Location: Glen Tanar, South Deeside rd, along the river Dee OS Map Reference: NO 520 975 Date: Description: A stone inscribed with the words: "Dry lines , no fish" and a cross like mark the inscription showing some trace of colour. Possibly by Sir William Cuncliffe Brooks, Laird of Glentanar who died in 1900. There are several other inscribed stones on the estate many at the sites of springs/wells. Related Information: The Glen Tanar Estate was originally a deer forest which was part of the Aboyne Castle Estate. In 1869 Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, a Manchester banker and MP, bought the estate from the 10th Marquis of Huntly. Brooks employed Thomas Mawson to layout the garden and estate, George Truefitt as architect, and 250 masons to construct the buildings, built of granite quarried locally. Era: 1800s Settlement: Aboyne Town: County: Aberdeenshire Information Source: Related Artefacts: St Colm's well Bonnie Birken Tree Glen Tanar decorated drinking trough Snakeswell Stone Categories: Placement of a natural found object Iconography: Creator: Sir William Cunliffe Brooks External Links: