List View Category View Search View Latest Artefacts Upload an Artefact Display Artefacts by List Select an alpha category by clicking the appropriate button on the bar below. Initially 'A' has been selected and shows all artefacts found in the database under 'A'. Click on the artefact name to view more details.   Name Description Façade, Trinity and Alvah Church Listed category C. Designed by Robert Raeburn of Edinburgh in the Ionian mode of that city, with portico and cupola. Enlarged in 1876, fortunately the façade was left intact, it has a most unusual beamed roof inside. Faddonhill Farms Sign A silhouette farm sign in the shape of a fat ox. These cut out signs were once ubiquitous in the area in the forms of pigs, cattle, horses and etc. they are now becoming rare. The original 20th century sign (illustrated here for reference) was replaced in 2004 after storm damage. The new sign retains the ox of the original but the painted lettering has been replaced with gilded cut out metal lettering and 2 decorative gilded fleur de lys. False window Pennan Harbour A blank white shed wall is relieved by a painted window frame that somehow evokes the view that it would have if it were real. Fanlight Listed category B. An elegant building, entered through a Regency pilastered porch with spreading fanlight, originally built for provost George Robinson when it was known as Moray House. There is also some excellent plaster work circa 1790's , the hall being a scaled down copy of the ante- room in Duff House. Far & Wide sign A painted globe with a superimposed cross and lettering, presumably the logo of a missionary organisation. Farm sign Crovie Farm A contemporary take on the cut steel sign tradition with a forged, welded and galvanised box section frame and a galvanised silhouette of a horse and ploughman on a black enamel ground. features at Tolquhon castle Apart from the original Preston tower this is not a building with serious defensive intent, more a stylish country palace. As with the tomb for the same client and the other castles he was involved in the design of, Leper has combined what was then modern style with older traditions to create a fusion that is peculiarly Scottish. He has an approach that resonates with C. R. Mackintosh in a much later era. Fetterangus cemetery gate / war memorial An unusual 14-18 war memorial which also functions as a gate to the old kirkyard, Fetterangus Pictish Symbol Stone A class 1 symbol stone lies at the entrance to the graveyard of Fetterangus Church. It is of whinstone, 1.1m x 0.78m, and is much weathered, the carving is almost invisible to the naked eye, Near the top was a triple disc and bar or "cauldron" symbol below which was a rimmed "mirror case" its base containing opposed arcs with a palimpsest of another circular symbol overlapping it, at the bottom was a figure composed of a horizontal line and 2 curved lines one with a spiral end. Note some published descriptions are given with the stone the opposite way up to the above. Fairly clear photographs taken by Professor James Ritchie circa 1904 can be seen on the RCAHMS website (Archive Numbers: SC 676586, SC 676550, and SC1081353 the first stone shown on the linked page SC 676546 is another class 1 stone I cannot identify) follow the external link below . Fettercairn Mercat Cross Fettercairn will have had some kind of market cross since 1504 when the status of a free burgh of barony was first granted. It is is said by some that the shaft of the current cross originally stood in the burgh of Kincardine which declined and eventually ceased when the judicial headquarters of the county moved to Stonehaven in 1600. There is no historical record of the cross being moved in this manner. The royal license to hold markets in Fettercairn was renewed in 1670 and the shaft may indeed have been relocated at that time, at the same date the capitol was made and added to the cross. It bears that date 1670 on the north side, alternatively the shaft may pre-date the capitol and be the (Fettercairn) original from 1504 (it certainly appears older than the capitol). The capitol bears a sundial on the south side, the lion rampant from the royal arms of Scotland on the west and the coronetted initials of John, First Earl of Middleton, the local seigneur at the time on the east. The shaft is octagonal and set on six sandstone steps. On the west of the shaft a deeply cut line marks the length of a Scot's ell (95.25cm or 37.5inches) the measurement used by traders in the market. There is also an iron hasp with two links still attached, presumed to be for the attachment of 'the jougs' an iron collar, persons found guilty of minor offences were restrained in this collar and exhibited at the cross as a punishment. Fettercairn the Royal Arch A triumphal arch of Rhenish Romanesque style; round arch between two high buttressed octagonal towers with short gabletted spirelets and wrought-iron finials. The top of the arch is finished with a crenellated parapet with a curvilinear gablet feature at the centre. It was the winner of a competition, assessed by Queen Victoria, to commemorate a visit by Victoria and Albert in 1861. Fetteresso Castle Doocot A well preserved 16th-century beehive dovecot stands on the edge of a field, Dovecot; tall beehive shaped dovecot of 16thC; three rat ledges; flight hole in top; stands beside a pond to the SE of the castle. Fetteresso Castle Gates Modern painted ironwork gates, with a relief cast flower motif. These gates lead into a private house on the site of the castle gatehouse. It is an unusual building, smallish, with an octagonal plan and roof. The original Castle has been 'renovated' as a number of 'town houses' but most of the character of the original single building has been lost. Fetteresso New Cemetery, Stonehaven: Gravestones,and wrought iron gates. Large municipal cemetery on the outskirts of Stonehaven opened in 1902 to serve the increasing population of the area. There are about 1600 gravestones within Fetteresso New, the majority of which are constructed from local granite, the three illustrated are however later 20th century (80s and 90s) stones of imported black granite. They are of interest in showing a modern take on visual iconography, two of them illustrating occupations as do the gravestones of earlier times from some older graveyards. The grounds were extended to the north-west in the late 20th century with a new entry gate constructed for easy access. Fetterresso Parish Church Door Stonehaven 2-leaf, vertically-boarded timber door (replaced 1995), large decorative ironwork hinges, and deep timber-traceried, pointed-arch fanlight with diamond-pattern, leaded glazing and modern wall-mounted carriage lamps flanking. Fintry, school shelter murals Murals to act as ball game targets the pupils of this small village school. The paintings were done by the pupils and head teacher with support from the art specialist. Fish and chip shop bear A carved and stained wooden sculpture of a brown bear holding a salmon beside a tree stump with an owl, adorned with a sign. Fisher Jessie sculpture Naturalistic bronze cast statue of a fish-wife and little girl, the woman carrying a creel and a basket. Fishing Temple Octagonal fishing temple situated on an island in the middle of the River Deveron. Currently roofless and overgrown, original domed and surmounted by a gilded figure of fame. Category B listed flower boat, Johnshaven. A planting scheme and rockery utilising a yellow painted old boat. These rather kitsch planting schemes (and arrangements of creels, rocks, driftwood and etc.) still seem to abound in the north east, boats on the coast and wheelbarrows and farm carts inland. I rather worry how many once serviceable (and beautiful) traditional vehicles have been destroyed for this purpose for, to my taste, no aesthetic gain. Flower-pot men An installation of figures made from wood and flower-pots beside a ready made? sundial. Flying Visit Large welded metal sculptures of a 'Family' of Crows feeding outside a supermarket. Each is made from parts from former farm implements - ploughs, dividers, links, grubber wheels, bolts etc Fordyce Millennium Sculpture (Fordyce, Fuar Deas, The Cold South) A sculpture based on a leaf and branch motif in welded metal surrounded by a bench with an inscription "Fordyce, Fuar Deas, The Cold South". The wooden seat has been replaced in metal by the original artist as it did not stand the exposure to the weather. Fordyce Primary School Murals Brightly coloured naive paintings of the local landscape with rampant flora and fauna (some of the butterfly species are a bit optimistic). Forglen War Memorial Of a more original design than most war memorials. It is a tall rectangular block of granite which is capped with a pyramidal shape with small projecting points at each corner. The names are carved in wide bands around all sides of the obelisk on two sides they are extremely clear while the other two are rather weathered. On the front face near the base is a carved wreath with 1914 , 1918 within it. It sits on a cross-shaped two-step plinth with a step up on either side. It commemorates the dead of both World War I & II. Formaston Stone A fragment of a class II Pictish Symbol Stone. It is carved on one face only with a small rimmed ‘mirror’ symbol and part of an interlace filled cross-shaft. The mirror has a long handle with a boss at the end. There are two vertical Ogam inscriptions, Ogam was probably introduced to the Picts from the Gaelic speaking Scots in the 8th Century, they read MAQQoiTALLUORRH and NAHHTVROBBACCAANNEVV. MAQQ may mean son of or descendant of. The oi following is expressed as a small circle. Pictish stones are classified as follows: Class I are incised stones bearing the formalised Pictish symbols usually in pairs. Class II are relief carved slabs bearing symbols in addition to a cross. Class III are cross slabs without the symbols such as the related Kinord stone at Loch Kinord to the West of Aboyne. Fraser/Saltoun Mausoleum and Jubilee or Temperance Fountain. There are two Fraser/Saltoun Mausoleums the old one which is situated adjacent to the Old Parish Church and a more recent ? one which stands by itself in the Kirkton cemetery. They are almost identical in Gothic style, with curious stepped pyramid roofs surmounted by obelisks topped with an egg shape. The older 18th cent one is harled and the more recent is in exposed dressed granite. The Jubilee fountain has been moved from elsewhere in the square. It consists of a geometric carved granite base with 4 basins at 2 heights (presumably for dogs and people) surmounted by a blue painted cast iron Victorian extravaganza of a finial adorned with four heraldic beasties, (wyverns ?). It is sad that so many of our fountains no longer provide water or are even connected to a water supply. Fraserburgh entrance, lighthouse models Large model lighthouses at the entrance to the town of the Banff and Strichen Roads surrounded by boulders and planting. Fraserburgh Fish Sculpture A sculpture in bronze in the form of shoaling fish. Has been used as a location for for pre-nuptial blackening rituals. Fraserburgh Old Parish Church, fish weather vane The slightly stumpy stone built spire of the church is adorned by a simple metal fish weather vane. See external link to church website for pictures of the whole building. Fraserburgh Town Cross A polychrome market cross with the Royal Arms of Scotland on the North side surrounded by the insignia of the Order of St Andrew, on the South are the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom surrounded by the insignia of the Order of the Garter,on top of a shaft dating from 1736. The south of the shaft bears the burgh arms of Fraserburgh and the north the burgh arms of Faithlie. Faithlie being the burgh that preceeded and grew into Fraserburgh. The granite base dates from 1845. The finial was replaced in 1988 and the whole monument was moved a short distance in 1997. Fraserburgh War Memorial Comprises of a bronze sculpture of a female figure restraining a soldier ‘Justice guiding valour’ on a granite base. It commemorates the dead of both World War I & II. It has a large rectangular base with plaques on each face, and built-out small angled corner pieces, the faces of which also bear plaques. Above, on a three-step plinth, is the bronze cast of two classical figures. The larger is a cloaked & seated female (Justice) with a downturned sword in front of her. To her left side is a smaller figure of a cloaked warrior (Valour) with helmet & shield who is holding the sword in his left hand. It was unveiled on September 9, 1923. Fraserburgh, Beach tunnel murals Brightly coloured cartoonish mural decoration in a style that many adults seem to regard as appealing to children. Fruits of Labour Carved from Indian Black Granite, a partial sphere with two larger hemispherical shapes suggestive of a sliced fruit, a peach for instance, each has a hemispherical void in its centre that matches the smaller sphere which is itself suggestive of the fruit stone. Contrast is provided by polished and unpolished surfaces. Fyvie 1 Fyvie Parish Church is at the east end of Fyvie, on the south side of the B9005. Set in the east wall of the church are three worn Pictish class I symbol stones, all have been trimmed. Fyvie 1 was once built into the wall of the schoolhouse. On it is the 'elephant' or 'Pictish Beast' symbol, the bottom part of a 'crescent and V rod' and most of a 'mirror' symbol. Fyvie Church also contains important stained glass by L. C. Tiffany. South-east of the church in a railed enclosure, marked by an obelisk is the old tombstone of "Mill of Tifty's Annie" (1673), subject of the eponymous ballad. Fyvie 2 Fyvie Parish Church is at the east end of Fyvie, on the south side of the B9005. Set in the east wall of the church are three worn Pictish class I symbol stones, all have been trimmed. Fyvie 2 was found built into the wall of the church. On it is the right hand part of a 'double disc symbol' and the centre part of an 'eagle symbol' facing left to right. Fyvie Church also contains important stained glass by L. C. Tiffany. South-east of the church in a railed enclosure, marked by an obelisk is the old tombstone of "Mill of Tifty's Annie" (1673), subject of the eponymous ballad. Fyvie church fountain A polished pink granite fountain in a neo-gothic style. Inscribed ‘ Presented by captain A.H. Gordon 1875 John 13 – 14’ Fyvie Cross Corrennie granite Cross (erected 1868) and cairn – all that remains on the site of the former St Mary’s priory Fyvie a cell of Arbroath Abbey. Founded in 1285 by Reginald de Cheyne. (the last traces, of the buildings, vanished in 18th century).