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Kirkliston Church 1833
Skene, James, 1833, Watercolour
Kirkliston Church 1833
Kirkliston Church 1833
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721
Title
Kirkliston Church 1833
Description
Kirkliston Church near Edinburgh has a fine Romanesque arched doorway, decorated with chevrons and supported by pillars. To one end is a tower, topped by a weathervane. A graveyard with trees surrounds the church and in the cemetery there are many gravestones, often broken and leaning.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1833
Size
23 x 32 cm.
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Painted June 1833.
Kirkliston is a village to the Northwest of Edinburgh. Its parish church has its origins in the 12th century but has been substantially rebuilt.
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