Edinburgh from Craig Lockhart [Craiglockhart] Hill

Category

Library Item

Item no

6617

Title

Edinburgh from Craig Lockhart [Craiglockhart] Hill

Description

A shepherd looks after his flock of sheep on Craiglockhart Hill, Edinburgh. In the distance are Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags amongst other Edinburgh landmarks such as the Castle visible on the skyline.

Artist / maker

Ewbank, John Wilson

Engraver

Lizars, W. H.

Date

1825

Size

20.7 x 26.5 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Craiglockhart is a southwestern suburb of Edinburgh which became part of the city in 1920. Craiglockhart Tower or Castle, now a ruin, dates from the 13th century, and is associated with the Lockhart of Lee family. Napier University's Craiglockhart Campus is a grand 19th century building which has been both a hydropathic institution and, during the First World War, a military hospital. The poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were both patients of the hospital at this time.

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Animals > Mammals > Sheep

Landscape > Land > Hills

People > Agriculture and fisheries > Shepherds

Places > Edinburgh areas > Craiglockhart

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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