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Scanned image of a drawing of a landscape, entitled: 'From Bucholie Castle to the North. Scirza Head & Pentland Skerries'; from David Nicolson's sketchbook. Brother of John Nicolson.

SC 880395

Description Scanned image of a drawing of a landscape, entitled: 'From Bucholie Castle to the North. Scirza Head & Pentland Skerries'; from David Nicolson's sketchbook. Brother of John Nicolson.

Date 27/8/1859

Collection Papers of John Nicolson, antiquarian, Keiss, Caithness, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 880395

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Watercolour of Skirza Head and Pentland Skerries, Caithness, Highland Skirza Head and the Pentland Skerries lie on the north-east coast of Scotland in Caithness. The area is dominated by rugged cliffs and sweeping sandy bays. This drawing, dated August 27th 1859, is by David Nicolson, John Nicolson's (1843-1934) brother who emigrated to Canada. It is one of a number from a small sketch book found amongst a collection of drawings by John Nicolson. The view is from Bucholie Castle, looking north. The cliffs on the right are at Skirza and the Pentland Skerries can be seen in the distance. John Nicolson was born in Stemster, John O' Groats, and lived most of his life at Nybster. He was a skilled sculptor and artist with a keen interest in the archaeology of the area and undertook many excavations. The majority of Nicolson's surviving drawings are of archaeological sites and monuments under excavation or of the artefacts recovered. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 146) Papers of John Nicolson, antiquarian, Keiss, Caithness, Scotland

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