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Ogilvie Tomb, Fordyce Magnificantly carved ogee-arched altar tomb of the Ogilvies of Findlater. Remains of church; dates from before 1272; ruinous Medieval church; all that remains now is the roofed bell-tower in a fair state of preservation; the obvious later steps to the first floor on the E side of the tower bears an inscription and the date 1721. The old church consisted of a nave with aisles on the W & S; the former aisle belonged to the Ogilvies of Durn, and the latter, now divided into two, belonged one to Birkenbog and the other to Findlater & Boyne. W portion contains mural wall tomb of Ogilvy of Findlater; E portion a mural tomb of a recumbent effigy in armour c1509. A Post-Reformation tower stands with a richly carved double-arched bellcote dated 1661; the Abercrombie of Glassaugh burial aisle is late 17thC with small apex bellcote; burial ground has an interesting range of tomb stones. Church replaced in 1804 by present parish church. Ogilvie tomb, St Mary's kirkyard Banff A simple 16th century table top tomb for a hausband and wife. Inscription reads: ANO. DNI. 1558.29 NOVE. OBIIT. VALTERVS. OGILVY. DE. DVNLVGVS. MILES . PRAEPOSITVS . HVIVS . VRBIS . ET . HIC. JACET. CV. ALISONA. HVME. EIVS. SPOSA. OBIIT. 23. JVLII. ANO. 1557. Ogilvy Family Armorial Panels and Carvings Five carved 17th and early 18th century monogrammed pediments and armorial panels reset in the South return gable of the Royal Bank. The panels were removed from the house of Thomas Ogilvy which formerly occupied the site. The property later became the town house of the Baird of Auchmedden, later being demolished and reset into The National Commercial Bank (now Royal Bank) in 1937. The Royal Bank, 1937 by James McCallum, Architect and Master of works, Commercial Bank of Scotland. The panel in the fourth photograph has the Ogilvy motto "secundat vera fides" (true faith prospers). Old Meldrum Sailor Near life size stone statue of a sailor in period costume holding a pipe in one hand and an anchor in the other. Old Meldrum War Memorial A kilted soldier type, light coloured stone war memorial almost identical to the one at Portsoy except for this one having a smooth dressed pediment. It commemorates the dead of both World War I & II. It is rectangular with a splayed base standing on a two-stepped plinth. It is surmounted with the statue of a kilted soldier with a Glengary bonnet, standing head bowed and holding an inverted rifle. Old post office Banff, decorative carving ER Royal insignia above window and ‘Post Office’ above doorway. Old Road, Bennachie Centre Carved words "THE TRAMPLING TO INVERURIE" and "THE TRUNDLING TO INSCH" on each side of a large granite stone next to the path just above the Bennachie Centre. In addition there is a hole drilled through the stone providing a sight line along the path. Old Woman, Colleonard A massive timber carving by Frank Bruce One of a Pair of Female Sphinxes on the Gate Piers Cairness House is an important work by James Playfair the gate piers and sphinxes were added to mark the centenary of its building. One World, Colleonard A massive timber sculpture by F. Bruce utilising the bifurcating tree trunk as part of its symbolism. Otter sculpture Ellon a 3.6 metre high steel otter in the town of Ellon, which celebrates the environmental regeneration of the River Ythan.
