Linlithgow

Category

Library Item

Item no

14777

Title

Linlithgow

Description

A row of buildings in a quiet cobbled street in Linlithgow can be seen. A square tower with crow-stepped gables protrudes out to the road. A cart waits outside one of the buildings. Barrels or sacks sit at the entrance of one building.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1826

Size

12.5 x 19.5 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The town of Linlithgow is situated roughly 18 miles to the west of Edinburgh. It is served by the Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line and the Union Canal which runs from Edinburgh to Falkirk. The town has long established royal connections and was famously the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. These connections diminished following the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Several notable buildings, including the Town House, St Michael's Parish Church and Linlithgow Palace attract large numbers of visitors to the town.

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