Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
Upcoming Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates:
Thursday, 9 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, 23 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, 30 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
During these times, some functionality such as image purchasing may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
McCaig's Tower, Oban
DP 447496
Description McCaig's Tower, Oban
Date 1/1/1934 to 31/12/1934
Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 447496
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Circular arched structure on a wooded hill above stone houses with hedged and walled front gardens at road junction. The folly a replica of the Colosseum, dominates the skyline. There is an ornamental street lamp on the corner of the road. The tower was erected in 1897 by John Stuart McCaig, a local banker, to ease unemployment. It was also intended to commemorate McCaig and his family.
Accession Number 2024/57
External Reference 000-000-153-743-C, 000-000-153-743-R
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2770256
File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap
Attribution & Restricted Use Summary
Attribution: © SCRAN Licence.
Licence Type: Limited
You may solely view this material on the Canmore Site. No other use is permitted.
