Arthur's Seat

Keith, Thomas, 1856, Paper negative

Arthur's Seat

Category

Library Item

Item no

3783

Title

Arthur's Seat

Description

The side of a rockface on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. A path is visible on the ground at the bottom of the cliff.

Artist / maker

Keith, Thomas

Date

1856

Size

26.2 x 27.7 cm

Type

Paper negative

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Salisbury crags were formed by a combination of volcanic activity and glacial erosion. James Hutton's studies of the Crags formed an important part of his 1788 work 'Theory of the Earth', the book that earned him his reputation as the founder of modern geology.

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