Nannie with Megs grey tail

Nannie with Megs grey tail
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Hercules Linton, designer of the Cutty Sark, was born in Inverbervie in 1837 .
This full scale replica of the ships figurehead was carved from Linton’s original drawings
The figurehead depicts the comely young witch in Burns’ poem Tam o’ Shanter grasping the tail of Tam’s grey mare.

Inverbervie is the birthplace of Hercules Linton, designer of the Cutty Sark, one of the fastest tea clippers - and named after the young witch in the poem "Tam o'Shanter" by Robbie Burns. Behind are typical red sandstone cottages for Angus.