Kilkerran near Campbellton

Category

Library Item

Item no

14989

Title

Kilkerran near Campbellton

Description

View of loch-side settlement consisting of a number of houses, a memorial monument in the shape of an obelisk and a small earthern mound upon which stand a number of gravestones. A rocky island juts out of the middle of the loch, while a boat sails nearby. A land-bridge appears to connect the island to the shore, where a small village can be seen in the distance. Trees dot the scene, especially around the graveyard.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1815

Size

20.5 x 41 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Davaar Island, at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch is a tidal island. Kilkerran Castle stands on the banks of Campbeltown Loch. It was probably built in 1498 in the reign of James IV. It was used by James V in 1536.

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Architecture > Monuments > Gravestones

Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Homes > Residential buildings > Cottages

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

Places > Scotland > Ayrshire

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Plants > Trees > Trees

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards

Transport > Water > Boats

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