Cowgate looking west

Category

Library Item

Item no

5372

Title

Cowgate looking west

Description

Carts and wagons travel along the Cowgate, Edinburgh, past shops and tenement buildings towards the arch of a bridge. People are shopping and walking along the thoroughfare.

Artist / maker

Smith, Jane Stewart

Date

1867

Size

34.1 x 23.8 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Cowgate runs from its junction with St Mary's Street (formerly St Mary's Wynd) and the Pleasance to the Grassmarket. Cattle were driven along this route when entering Edinburgh from grazing land outside the city. The Cowgate Port was a gateway through the Flodden Wall situated at the street's east end.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Architecture > Architectural features > Windows

Business > Service industry > Shops

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Land > Carts and wagons

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