Chapelle St Antoine [St Anthony's Chapel]

Category

Library Item

Item no

14702

Title

Chapelle St Antoine [St Anthony's Chapel]

Description

A group of men sit by the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel in Holyrood Park, nearby a man tends to some cattle. In the distance is Holyrood Abbey and the monuments on Calton Hill.

Artist / maker

Pernot, Francois A.

Engraver

Lauters, P.

Date

1827

Size

17.5 x 24 cm

Type

Lithograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

St Anthony's Chapel is perched above St Margaret's Loch on the north side of Arthur's Seat. The building dates from the mid 15th Century. The Chapel's origins are unclear. It is thought to have connections with the Knights Hospitallers of St Anthony in Leith.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Edinburgh areas > Holyrood

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Chapels

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