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Statue of Hygeia, St Bernard's Well
MacLean, Kevin, 2008, Digital image
Statue of Hygeia, St Bernard's Well
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17749
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Statue of Hygeia, St Bernard's Well
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A statue of a woman, the goddess Hygeia is surrounded by an exterior structure of columns which is supported by scaffolding. The figure wears Grecian style dress and a headdress in her hair. In her right hand she holds an offering cup and she balances an upturned vase on top of a small pillar with her left. A snake's head can be seen reaching up to the vase. Trees and shrubbery are in the background along the Water of Leith.
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MacLean, Kevin
Date
2008
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Digital image
St Bernard's Well is situated on the Water of Leith close to Stockbridge. The current surrounding structure was designed by Alexander Naismyth and built in the 1790's. It has a domed ceiling supported by ten columns covering a statue of the goddess Hygeia. Water from the mineral spring was popular for its supposed health giving properties from the mid 18th century until the wells closure in 1940.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Valley of the Water of Leith
Historic Interiors
Statues and Monuments
Contemporary Edinburgh in Photographs
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