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Ruins of St Andrew's Castle, Fife
Webster, Mary, 1863, Watercolour
Ruins of St Andrew's Castle, Fife
Ruins of St Andrew's Castle, Fife
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13107
Title
Ruins of St Andrew's Castle, Fife
Artist / maker
Webster, Mary
Date
1863
Size
27.5 x 34.9 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
St Andrew's Castle is a ruin located in the coastal Royal Burgh of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The castle sits on a rocky promontory overlooking a small beach called Castle Sands and the adjoining North Sea. There has been a castle standing at the site since the times of Bishop Roger, son of the Earl of Leicester.
Annotation below painting reads 'Sketched from nature 9th September 1863'
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Mary Webster's watercolours of Scottish travels
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