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Kinaird Head [Kinnaird Head] Fraserburgh
Skene, James, 1815, Watercolour
Kinaird Head [Kinnaird Head] Fraserburgh
Kinaird Head [Kinnaird Head] Fraserburgh
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Item no
15106
Title
Kinaird Head [Kinnaird Head] Fraserburgh
Description
Waves batter the coastline and cliffs where three fortified towers stand precariously on the cliff edges. Birds fly over the crashing waves, while in the distance people can be seen standing around the bases of the towers. A boat sails out at sea.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1815
Size
20 x 31 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Kinnaird castle was built in 1570 and sold to the Trustees of the Northern Lights in 1787, who turned it into the first lighthouse in Scotland. One of the smaller buildings depicted in this image may be the Wine Tower, which is reputedly haunted.
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