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Sketch showing seascape of Mammie's Hole, Vaila.

DP 418387

Description Sketch showing seascape of Mammie's Hole, Vaila.

Date 8/1801

Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number DP 418387

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of DC 53081

Scope and Content Drawing in sketchbook made during a tour of Orkney and Shetland in August 1801, likely by James Skene of Rubislaw. Page 17: view titled 'Mammie's Hole in the Island of Valay. The sketch was taken by moonlight 19 August 1801'. Maamy's Hole is a gloup on the west coast of Vaila at NGR HU 222464, and this view is looking NW out to sea. Black and white chalk on blue paper.

Accession Number 1975/12

External Reference SAS 164

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2682261

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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