Tree Surgery, Grassmarket, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

14466

Title

Tree surgery, Grassmarket, Edinburgh

Description

A tree surgeon sits high in a large tree supported by a harness as he uses a chain saw to cut down branches. A large pile of sawn branches lays on the ground. Another construction worker wearing a high visibility jacket, orange hard hat and ear protectors watches from below. Behind the tree is a road and a street of tenement buildings.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2008

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Grassmarket is an open area situated below Edinburgh Castle at the west end of the Cowgate. It was, for many centuries, an important venue for commercial and social activity in the Old Town. A weekly market was held here from the 15th to the early 20th century. It was also the site of many public executions. The Grassmarket continues to be a popular area for socialising, with a large number of pubs and restaurants.

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