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Cowgate Port
Skene, James, 1817, Watercolour
Cowgate Port
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682
Title
Cowgate Port
Description
From the roof of a church rises a tall tower with a dome which has a weathervane on top of it. Another larger dome sits further back on the roof. There is smoke rising from the chimneys of houses in front of the kirk, one of which has a tiled roof. People climb the stairs to the entrance doorway of one building. A handrail is attached to the side of the steps. A woman stands beside some tables and containers outside a shop. A man and woman are buying produce from a man wearing a hat. The goods are displayed on a handcart which sits in the middle of the road. Children are looking on. An abandoned cart sits by the pavement.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1817
Size
21 x 15 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. It was the route by which cattle were driven into town from outside the city.The Cowgate Port was a gateway through the Flodden wall (City Wall).
St Patrick's Church was built in 1774. It was originally called the Cowgate Chapel and housed a Scottish Episcopalian Congregation. It was sold to the Catholic Church in 1856 and renamed St Patrick's.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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