Field Visit
Date 3 April 2002
Event ID 613254
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613254
Base of four sandstone blocks standing together. Circular base of fountain set into top of blocks. Centre of fountain is an organic shell shape, conch-like, decorated with leaves and wave shapes cast into the surface.
The fountain is behind locked gates.
The starting point for the sculpture was the form of a kernel or seed. The theme of medical herbalism is related to the 'unbroken tradition' in Edinburgh (the artist worked closely with the herbalist Zoe Capernaros). The names around the rim of the pool are in Scots, Gaelic and Larin, with the symbols relating to the Gaelic names. (1)
Inspected By : A. Taubman
Inscriptions : [Symbols and names around rim of pool in Scots, Gaelic and Latin]
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1997-1998
Year of unveiling : 1998
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0751)
