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Tomintoul, The Square, Fountain
Drinking Fountain (20th Century) (1915)
Site Name Tomintoul, The Square, Fountain
Classification Drinking Fountain (20th Century) (1915)
Canmore ID 196300
Site Number NJ11NE 92
NGR NJ 16882 18749
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/196300
- Council Moray
- Parish Kirkmichael (Moray)
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
The drinking fountain in The Square, Tomintoul, dates from 1915, and was gifted to the town by a former resident, Robert Grant.
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
