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The Grey Mare's Tail
Lydon, A. F., 1882, Engraving
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The Grey Mare's Tail
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Title
The Grey Mare's Tail
Artist / maker
Lydon, A. F.
Date
1882
Size
10.2 x 15.3 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The accompanying text, taken from the volume 'Scottish Loch Scenery' by Thomas A. Croal, begins as follows
"While this is not the highest waterfall in Scotland - for the inaccessible Falls of Glomak far exceed all others - the Grey Mare's Tail ranks as one of the most striking. We find amongst the hills at the north-west corner of Annandale, the waters of 'dark Loch Skene', which find no outlet save over this breakneck descent. Far down in the vale below lies the watering-place of Moffat, famous for its sulpherous springs, clear,cool and medicinal. Coaches leave this town daily during the season to reach the other side of the hills, and ten miles distant from Moffat this splendid natural phenomenon is seen. The coach, in the slow ascent to the higher level, gives the visitor ample time to find, on foot, the best vantage point from which to see the fall."
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