Building record MAB38089 - DUCHERY BEG
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Summary
A stone pyramidal pillar surmounted by a large inscribed stone ball.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5013 9365 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO59SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Aboyne and Glentanar |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A stone pyramidal pillar surmounted by a large inscribed stone ball. The inscription is partly obscured by lichen but the legible element reads '..267 yards availed not his ?swift power of flight.. stag is dead, sure ,,, 9 October 1877'. The story goes that that one William Cunliffe Brooks, the laird of Glen Tanar, had been hunting an elusive stag for a long time but had been unable to get his sights on it long enough to get a shot off. He finally managed to bring it down on 9th of October 1877 he with a shot of 267 feet. To commemorate his feat of skill he had two memorials erected to himself, one where he stood and one where the beast fell. The final part of of the inscription reads ‘The Haunted Stag. The stag is dead. Sure bullet to its fatal mark hath sped’. See also NO59SW0075.
Jul 16 2002 , 000410 NO 59 SW X 007, 000410 NO 59 SW X 007 (Ground Photograph). SAB34592.
Jul 16 2019 , NO59SWX007, NO59SWX007 (Ground Photograph). SAB34782.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO59SW0078;
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2025 10:13AM
