Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, St Anthony's Chapel and Hermitage Engraving showing ruins of St Anthony's Chapel Copied from 'Modern Athens'. Insc. 'Ruins of St. Anthony's Chapel, Edinburgh. Drawn by T H Sh ...
SC 465104
Description Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, St Anthony's Chapel and Hermitage Engraving showing ruins of St Anthony's Chapel Copied from 'Modern Athens'. Insc. 'Ruins of St. Anthony's Chapel, Edinburgh. Drawn by T H Shepherd. Engraved by S Lacey'
Date 1829
Collection General Collection
Catalogue Number SC 465104
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 49698 P
Scope and Content St Anthony's Chapel, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh St Anthony's Chapel was built in the 15th century and is recorded as having been repaired in 1426. The last record of a chaplain is in 1581. Since then it has been a popular place to visit both through the 19th century and today. This is an unusual view, taken from the north side of the ruins, but most of the structure shown is recognisable today, though it has been tidied and consolidated. The sheep, once a familiar sight in Holyrood Park, were removed in the 1970s. Although it is now known for sport and relaxation, Holyrood Park has not always been so. Farming was important for many centuries, as was quarrying, and it was only in the 19th century that the Park took on the recreational role that we know today. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES. Illustration from Modern Athens, T H Shepherd, 1829
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