Place of Origin
Introduction
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Place of Origin
Image: © James Allan Taken: 16 Jun 2008
An immense monument that forms part of the landscape, rather than being placed into it. This originated as an idea to celebrate the 150th anniversary of John Fife's Kemnay Quarry, above which it towers. Granite from here has been used in Aberdeen Town Hall, the Forth and Tay Bridge piers and in the Scottish Parliament. Work on this huge construction, designed by sculptor John Maine RA, started in 1996 and took several years to complete, involving many hundreds of tons of granite. Seen from this angle, the shape of Place of Origin on its hill bears an uncanny resemblance to that of Mither Tap, the granite peak on Bennachie in the background, to the left of the monument.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.241153
Longitude
-2.435069