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Black Turnpike, head of Peebles Wynd

Skene, James, 1827, Watercolour
Black Turnpike, head of Peebles Wynd
Black Turnpike, head of Peebles Wynd
Black Turnpike, head of Peebles Wynd
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729
Title
Black Turnpike, head of Peebles Wynd (inset carving over doorway)
Description
A crowd gathers outside Black Turnpike, a building with turrets, large windows and a fine carved arch over the doorway located in Peebles Wynd, Edinburgh. A woman, Queen Mary, surrounded by men with swords, rides sidesaddle and is guarded by soldiers on horses.
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Date
1827
Size
25 x 16 cm [inset 12 x 12cm.)
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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