Glenelg

Category

Library Item

Item no

14978

Title

Glenelg

Description

A view looking across a sea loch towards a small village nestled at the base of a range of hills. In the foreground, there is a sailing boat and two minke whales. Nearer the shore is a small rowing boat.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1805

Size

26 x 41 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Glenelg Bay lies at the head of the Sound of Sleat, across the water from Skye. Whilst Glenelg had easy road connections, it was also well connected by sea. Engineer Thomas Telford proposed a road plan in 1810 to improve road connections.

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Animals > Mammals > Whales

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

Places > Scotland > Ross and Cromarty

Transport > Water > Boats

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