Great Cairn near Kirkmichel [Kirkmichael] Perthshire

Category

Library Item

Item no

15101

Title

Great Cairn near Kirkmichel [Kirkmichael] Perthshire

Description

A man and his dog sit on a small mound of stones which lies at the entry point to a road outlined by a line of rocks on either side. At the other end of the demarcated road, a bigger mound of rocks and stones sits at the top of a hill overlooking the valley. Another man stands at the base of the small mound, while a herd of cattle graze nearby.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1834

Size

19 x 51 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Annotation below title reads:
'180 feet in circumference, an avenue of stones leads up to it, terminated by two smaller cairns, besides a number of other small cairns scattered over the muir [?] 8 April 1834. N. B. much diminished of its original magnitude by removal of the stones.".

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Animals > Mammals > Cattle

Animals > Mammals > Dogs

Clothing and dress > Garments > Kilts

Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Land > Rock formations

People > Adults > Men

Places > Scotland > Perthshire

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

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