Hitler Caricature Among Uncovered WWII Etchings

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Graffiti dating back to World War II, including a drawing of Adolf Hitler, has been uncovered inside a Scottish castle.

The extraordinary find includes the names of people who may have worked at the castle carved into the wood.

The etchings and doodles were discovered inside the shaft of the dumb waiter at Fyvie Castle near Turriff, Aberdeenshire.

The castle's head guide, Andrew Collins, said: "It was a completely accidental discovery.

"This turned out to be names and initials and what seems to be a crude likeness of Adolf Hitler.

"Fyvie was used as a hospital in World War II and the initials we saw match others we have found elsewhere in the castle.

"It looks like we have found traces of bored staff who wanted to record their time there for posterity as well as their opinion of the Nazi dictator.

"It's these human touches that make working for at Fyvie for the National Trust for Scotland so fascinating."

The castle has now appealed for anyone who may have had a relative who worked at the castle during the war to help identify the names.

A spokesman for the castle added: "Hopefully, somewhere out there is someone who had a grandparent who worked in service at Fyvie back in the day and we can put some faces to these names.

"Our tour is very focused on the upstairs. We would love to have more tales of the downstairs."

The initials include those of D. Munro, M. Moss, M. Sorrie, M. Malcolm and L. Eddie.

Other markings include the names I. Fraser, Evens, A. Griffis, W. Johnston, D. Paterson and W. Little.

Engravings for J.B., I.F. and F.T. have also been carved into the wood.