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Drummond Castle, South Avenue, Statue (said to Be of Jupiter)

Statue (18th Century)

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Drummond Castle, South Avenue, Statue (said to Be of Jupiter) stands as an 18th Century statue in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The claim that it depicts Jupiter sounds like a joke the castle tells itself, yet stone does not laugh. A person may have carved it, placed it, or watched it rain. The avenue still holds the shape of that forgotten gesture.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drummond Castle, South Avenue, Statue (said to Be of Jupiter) as Statue (18th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Drummond Castle was built by the Drummond family in the 16th century and is remembered for its historical association with the powerful Clan Drummond in Perthshire. The 18th-century statue of Jupiter in its South Avenue is noted as a significant decorative feature.

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