Lime Kilns, Balahulish [Ballachulish]

Category

Library Item

Item no

14982

Title

Lime kilns, Balahulish [Ballachulish]

Description

Scene depicting the transportation of lime stone by horse and cart along a loch-side road from the quarry of Ballachulish. A kilted man directs the horse and cart with a long sick.Two boats lie in the Loch. One boat appears to be anchored at a small dock close to a house next to which a large fire is tended. Moutains rise up in the distance.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1801

Size

29 x 44 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Ballachulish stands on the south side of Loch Leven. Its main industry was the quarrying of slate, which began in 1693 and ended in 1955.

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Animals > Mammals > Horses

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Landscape > Land > Cliffs

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

People > Adults > Men

Places > Scotland > Inverness-shire

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Plants > Trees > Trees

Transport > Land > Horse and carts

Transport > Water > Boats

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