Culloden, Invernesshire

Category

Library Item

Item no

15070

Title

Culloden, Invernesshire

Description

A man and a woman stand outside a thatched cottage with smoke billowing from its chimney. Three other small cottages stand nearby. Down the valley, a large mansion house stands prominent in the landscape with various out buildings visible behind it. The stately manor looks down sloping fields to an expanse of water. Multiple mountains rise up behind the scene.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1801

Size

27 x 49 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Item dated 26th July, 1801. The large house in the distance of the image is most likely that of Culloden House. The centre of a very large estate, Culloden House provided a large amount of employment and housing opportunities for the locals of Invernesshire. Most of the current structure dates to the 16th century.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Cottages

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Homes > Residential buildings > Mansions

Landscape > Water > Seas

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

Places > Scotland > Inverness-shire

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

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