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View of Black and White Catterthun hill forts
Webster, Mary, 1855, Watercolour
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View of Black and White Catterthun hill forts
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View of Black and White Catterthun hill forts, the Wirren [?] and Grampian Range in the distance, Angus
Artist / maker
Webster, Mary
Date
1855
Size
28.2 x 36.9 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The White and Brown Caterthuns are two massive iron age hill-forts on two neighbouring low hilltops on the fringe of the Angus glens. They can both be visited by short walks from a layby on a road between the two, and they offer fine views both towards the glens and over Strathmore.
Annotation below painting reads 'Sketched from nature 17th August 1855'.
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