The Saltoun Fountain

Grey Granite admits that she underrates Fraserburgh, there are interesting pieces of architecture which are often overlooked. Of particular note are some of the fine examples of Victorian and Edwardian ironwork serving as signals of affluence the more prosperous areas of the town.
Foremost of these is the Saltoun Fountain.

The Saltoun Fountain was erected in 1904 and originally stood on the current site of the War Memorial at the junction of Strichen Road and Saltoun Place. When it was first erected the fountain was the centrepiece of the newly created playing fields which occupied the site of former gutting sheds and bothies. The fountain was one of the prefabricated iron fountains produced by Walter MacFarlane and Co., Saracen Foundry, Glasgow. In 1923 the fountain was replaced by the War Memorial and moved to its current site by the 'Grandad Swings' in Saltoun Place. The Grandad swings are reputedly so named because there used to be a small hut, inhabited by an elderly attendant, known as Grandad, in the corner of the gardens where they are situated.

The key  bearing ostrich on top of the ornate dome of the fountain.