Dunotter [Dunnottar]

Category

Library Item

Item no

15076

Title

Dunotter [Dunnottar]

Description

View of Dunnottar Castle from a valley, through two craggy cliffs. In the foreground sheep and rams graze on a grassy knoll beside a stream. Two cliffs rise up behind the small herd, framing the view of the castle behind. The castle stands on a high cliff of its own, with the tower in full view.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1815

Size

26.5 x 40 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The excellent defensive position of the castle was the main contributer to its successful and long history. There are only two ways to enter and/or exit Dunnnottar Castle. The first is through a very well defended main gate set in a cleft in the rock. The second is through a narrow and precarious rocky path leading to a cave on the north side of the cliff.

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Animals > Mammals > Sheep

Homes > Derelict buildings and excavation sites > Ruins

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Land > Cliffs

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > Scotland > Aberdeenshire

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland