Plans of Western Isles monuments.

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Description Plans of Western Isles monuments.

Date c. 1870

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

Catalogue Number 551 257/198

Category All Other

Scope and Content There is no evidence that Sir Henry Dryden went to the Western Isles himself, and these drawings are likely to have been copied, probably from drawings by F W L Thomas.

Accession Number 1975/12

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1313525

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Collection Level (551 249) Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

> Group Level (551 249/257) Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden.

>> Sub-Group Level (551 257/198) Plans of Western Isles monuments.

Category	Catalogue Number	Title	Level
Prints and Drawings	DC 51981	Sketch plan of Dun Ban.	Item Level
Prints and Drawings	DC 51990	Sketch elevation of interior of Dun Carloway broch. Unsigned and undated.	Item Level
Prints and Drawings	DC 51991	Sketch plans and sections of Dun Carloway broch. Unsigned and undated.	Item Level
Prints and Drawings	DC 51992	Sketch plan of Dun Cromore galleried dun, annotated. Unsigned and undated. Folded.	Item Level
Prints and Drawings	DC 51993	Sketch plan and sections of walls of Dun Bragar broch, with annotations and measurements. Unsigned and undated. Extra measurements on reverse.	Item Level
Prints and Drawings	DC 51994	Idealised sketch plan, section and elevation of Dun Bragar broch, attributed to Mr Kerr. Undated.	Item Level
Prints and Drawings	DC 51996	Rough sketch plan of Dun Cromore galleried dun? Untitled, unsigned and undated.	Item Level
Prints and Drawings	DC 51997	Sketch plan of Dun Ban, titled 'Ground plan of Picts house in loch, Grimsay, North Uist'. Undated and unsigned. See also DC 51981. Folded twice. Also sketch plan of unidentified blackhouse.	Item Level

Plans of Western Isles monuments.

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