Rest and Be Thankfull, Glen Crow [Glencroe]

Category

Library Item

Item no

15005

Title

Rest and be thankfull, Glen Crow [Glencroe]

Description

A narrow road curves through a rocky landscape and into the distance. On either side of the road are craggy hillsides. A waterfall gushes through the rock formations on the right and down into the ground below. The peaks of the rocky hills are partially hidden by cloud.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1815

Size

27 x 43 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The drawing is dated to 13th April, 1801. The track, known as "Rest and be Thankful", has been in existence for centuries. It was first used for driving cattle to markets in the lowlands. The roads themselves were built under the recommendation of General George Wade after the Jacobite Uprisings of 1715 and 1719. They were constrcuted as military roads to connect various forts builts in the region. "Rest and be Thankful" comes from an inscription carved onto a stone marker at the top of the steep road, which commemorates the building of the military road by General Wade's regiment.

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