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Glenfinart
Skene, James, 1833, Watercolour
Glenfinart
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Item no
15001
Title
Glenfinart
Description
A view of a small house situated beside a loch with a steep hillside in the distance. There are sailing boats and rowing boats on the water and a group of people standing by the shore. The women are wearing long dresses and bonnets and watching whilst the men are carrying crates and boxes down to the water's edge. A man is standing beneath the tall tree by the side of the house and mending a fishing net which rests on a couple of barrels.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1833
Size
21 x 52 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Item is dated 1st October 1833. Glen Finart lies on the banks of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute. Loch Long is a sea loch which extends north from the Firth of Clyde and is a popular fishing destination. Typical fish that can be caught are plaice, cod, whiting and mackerel. Recent excavations on the north-east side of the loch have revealed a small settlement which was occupied from 1501 into the 1800s, and which may have resembled the settlement depicted in this drawing by Skene.
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Skene's Scotland
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Agriculture and fisheries
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Equipment
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Nets
Homes
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Residential buildings
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Houses
Landscape
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Land
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Hills
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Water
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Loch, lakes and ponds
Manufacturing Industry
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Manufacturing equipment
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Barrels
People
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Adults
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Men
People
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Adults
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Women
Plants
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Trees
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Trees
Transport
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Water
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Boats
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