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(14) 9a - Watercolour drawing of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife
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| Hutton Drawings > [Volume 2] > Fife > (14) 9a - Watercolour drawing of Dunfermline Abbey, Fife |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74601760 |
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| Description | The title of this watercolour drawing reads, 'Dunfermline Abbey, Fifeshire No 117'. There is no date or artist's name. Drawn from a distance, it shows the abbey towering above surrounding treetops. Queen Margaret - wife of King Malcolm III - founded Dunfermline Abbey around 1070, on the site of a much earlier Celtic church. Established as a Benedictine monastery dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Margaret's son, David I, eventually extended and elevated the Priory to Abbey status in the early-twelfth century. Margaret and Malcolm's bodies lie in the Abbey and, almost 160 years after her death, Margaret became a saint. |
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| Shelfmark | Adv.MS.30.5.23 |
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| Description | Over 500 drawings, maps, plans and prints relating mainly to Scottish churches and other ecclesiastical buildings. A few depict castles or other secular dwellings. Drawings date mostly from 1781-1792 and 1811-1820. Arranged by county. Some drawings by George Henry Hutton, a professional soldier and amateur antiquary, who compiled the collection. |
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| Shelfmark | Adv.MS.30.5.22-23 |
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