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Tomintoul, The Square, Fountain

Drinking Fountain (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Tomintoul, The Square, Fountain

Classification Drinking Fountain (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 196300

Site Number NJ11NE 92

NGR NJ 16882 18749

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Moray
  • Parish Kirkmichael (Moray)
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Moray
  • Former County Banffshire

Accessing Scotland's Past Project

The drinking fountain in The Square, Tomintoul, dates from 1915, and was gifted to the town by a former resident, Robert Gordon.

It is made of cast iron, and is square on plan, with spouts on each face. Surmounting the structure is a female figure holding an urn, carved from stone and painted. Two cast-iron stools - bearing the inscription 'Step up bairns' - stand nearby and may once have been placed beneath the basins of the fountain.

Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project

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