Glen Sannox, Arran

Category

Library Item

Item no

24436

Title

Glen Sannox, Arran

Description

A landscape photograph which shows the high mountain peaks of Glen Sannox. Rocks, bracken and a single tree sit in the foreground whilst the outline of a path around the base of the closest peak, can just be seen.

Artist / maker

Valentine, James

Date

1865

Size

11.3 x 17.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Glen Sannox (in Gaelic, Sannaig) is an area of peaks found in Arran, Scotland. The name comes from the name the Vikings gave to the area, Sandvik, meaning the Sandy Bay. The village of Sannox sits within the Glen and it is possible to find an Iron Age fort and the remains of another village, abandoned in 1829 as part of the process of the Highland clearances. Most of the inhabitants of the village emigrated to Canada where they built a replica of the church that was constructed in Sannox in 1822.

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Landscape > Land > Moorland

Landscape > Land > Mountains

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Places > Scotland > Arran

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