Our Logo
Stonehaven Sea Salt Co.
Local Artisan Sea Salt
Working with talented Scottish Artist (and good friend) Jackson Crawford, we have designed our logo to reflect the features of the stunning landscape around Stonehaven. Jackson has taken inspiration from John Ellis's iconic Stonehaven War Memorial as well as from the Pictish inscriptions found at Dunnicaer near Dunnottar Castle.
Stonehaven War Memorial
The unique Stonehaven War Memorial was designed by local architect John Ellis and unveiled in 1923. The design is deliberately unfinished to reflect the lives cut short by the First World War 1914-1918. The site at Black Hill is visible for many miles and from almost every point in Stonehaven.
The inscription on the memorial is from poet Donald Sankey's
"Students in Arms" about the First World War: -
“One by one death challenged them, they smiled in his grim visage and refused to be dismayed.”
These words certainly provide some perspective when we are troubled by the worries of the modern day!
Dunnicear Sea Stack
Dunnicaer
is a sea stack just off the coast which lies between Dunnottar and the town of Stonehaven itself.
Isolated at high tide, it is believed to have been a Pictish Hill Fort a thousand years ago. Intricate designs have been found carved into rock during archaeological investigations. These Pictish crescent & triangle motifs have been reflected in our logo.