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Elcho Castle, Perthshire
Skene, James, 1831, Watercolour
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Elcho Castle, Perthshire
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15110
Title
Elcho Castle, Perthshire
Description
A tall tower stands on the crest of a hill near rocky cliffs. Trees stand nearby and the remains of a building can be seen faintly in the distance.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1831
Size
20 x 28 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Item is dated 16 August 1831. One of Scotland's best preserved tower-houses, Elcho Castle was built in the late 16th century. By the early 1800s it was uninhabited, but its owners, the Wemyss family, maintained its up-keep and entrusted it to the state in 1929.
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