Building record MAB28184 - WHITE HORSE, MORMOND HILL

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Summary

Hill figure of a white horse formed of quartz stones, completed in the later part of 18th Century.

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Grid reference	Centred NJ 9613 5665 (52m by 60m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent
Map sheet	NJ95NE
Authority	Aberdeenshire
Civil Parish	Strichen

Type and Period (1)

CARVING (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)

Full Description

Hill figure of a white horse formed of quartz stones, completed in the later part of 18th Century. One legend is that Captain Alexander Fraser (9th of Strichen), during the Battle of Gilzen (modern day Gilze) in the Netherlands on the 26th August 1794, had his horse shot from under him. His Sergeant, James Hutcheon, a son of New Deer, dismounted and offered the Captain his horse, but just as the changeover took place the sergeant was killed. After the war Captain Fraser decided to have the horse etched out in white quartz as a memorial to the Sergeant. The other version is that the same Captain saw the famous horse on the Chilterns in England and decided to emulate it here. The horse measures circa 50m from nose to tail and circa 39m from head to hoof, and is a prominent local landmark. The horse is said by locals to have been obscured during World War II in order to prevent it being used as a landmark by enemy bombers.

Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 07/07/78 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.

Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 16/08/84 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.

STURDY, A D, 2011, WAUGHTON AND MORMOND HILL, BUCHAN, ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB1757.

Apr 10 1997 , AAS/97/04/CT, AAS/97/04/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16712.

Apr 10 1997 , AAS/97/04/CT, AAS/97/04/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16741.

Apr 10 1997 , AAS/97/04/G8/19,20, AAS/97/04/G8/19,20 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16711.

Jul 7 1985 , ER 14-6, ER 14-6 (Ground Photograph). SAB14837.

Jul 15 1959 , AAF 97, AAF 97 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14835.

Jul 21 1983 , AAS/83/09/S4/33, AAS/83/09/S4/33 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14836.

Jul 21 1983 , AAS/83/9/CT11-2, AAS/83/9/CT11-2 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18868.

Jun 19 1997 , AAS/97/08/CT11-13,47, AAS/97/08/CT11-13,47 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16761.

Jun 19 1997 , AAS/97/08/G16/3,4, AAS/97/08/G16/3,4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16760.

May 3 2001 , Flight 13/26/E4136-4168, Flight 13/26/E4136-4168 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17823.

May 3 2001 , Flight 13/26/E6501-6604, Flight 13/26/E6501-6604 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17822.

Author unknown, n.d., BUCHAN OBSERVER, 12/06/1984 (Bibliographic reference). SAB113.

Author unknown, n.d., EVENING EXPRESS, 04/08/79 (Bibliographic reference). SAB446.

Other Statuses/References

Authority: ASH;
NMR Card Number: NJ95NE6;
NRHE Numlink: 111210;
Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ95NE0021;

External Links (1)

https://www.trove.scot/place/111210 (trove.scot link)

Sources/Archives (16)

--- SAB113 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. BUCHAN OBSERVER. 12/06/1984.
--- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 07/07/78.
--- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 16/08/84.
--- SAB14835 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 15 1959 . AAF 97. Black & White. AAF 97.
--- SAB14836 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1983 . AAS/83/09/S4/33. Black & White. AAS/83/09/S4/33.
--- SAB14837 Ground Photograph: Jul 7 1985 . ER 14-6. Black & White. ER 14-6.
--- SAB16711 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 10 1997 . AAS/97/04/G8/19,20. Black & White. AAS/97/04/G8/19,20.
--- SAB16712 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 10 1997 . AAS/97/04/CT. Colour Negative. AAS/97/04/CT.
--- SAB16741 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 10 1997 . AAS/97/04/CT. Colour Negative. AAS/97/04/CT.
--- SAB16760 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 19 1997 . AAS/97/08/G16/3,4. Black & White. AAS/97/08/G16/3,4.
--- SAB16761 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 19 1997 . AAS/97/08/CT11-13,47. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/08/CT11-13,47.
--- SAB1757 Bibliographic reference: STURDY, A D. 2011. WAUGHTON AND MORMOND HILL, BUCHAN, ABERDEENSHIRE.
--- SAB17822 Air-oblique Photograph: May 3 2001 . Flight 13/26/E6501-6604. Black & White. Flight 13/26/E6501-6604.
--- SAB17823 Air-oblique Photograph: May 3 2001 . Flight 13/26/E4136-4168. Colour Negative. Flight 13/26/E4136-4168.
--- SAB18868 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1983 . AAS/83/9/CT11-2. Colour Transparency. AAS/83/9/CT11-2.
--- SAB446 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. EVENING EXPRESS. 04/08/79.