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Field Visit
Date 13 August 2002
Event ID 613298
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613298
On the building are fourteen gargoyles and numerous sculptural capitals / corbel stones, plus label stops with grotesque heads and foliage. There are also architectural stones, at least two of which are figurative, on the gravel at the side (remnants from the old Trinity College Church, the apse of which was reconstructed in 1872).
Hanging brass sign: silhouette of a medieval king in armour with a lion at his feet and 'brass rubbing centre' in raised capital letters beneath.
Inspected By : D. King
Inscriptions : On sign (raised letters in brass below king): BRASS RUBBING CENTRE
Signatures : None
Design period : 1872 (gargoyles etc) / 20th century (sign)
Year of unveiling : 1872
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0773)
