Mortification boards, Town House, Aberdeen

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Mortification boards, Town House, Aberdeen

Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 12 Sep 2015

There are almost 100 of these intriguing Seventeenth Century mortification boards in the entrance hall of the Town House. They commemorate bequests made by wealthy and leading citizens. The nearest one commemorates Katherine Gordon, Lady Rothiemay (née Forbes), who seemed to have a colourful life: http://womenofscotland.org.uk/women/katherine-forbes-lady-rothiemay . The crest shows Azure a saltire argent between three boars' heads couped or (for Gordon) impaling Azure three bears' heads couped argent muzzled gules (for Forbes).

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.148
Longitude
-2.094681