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Field Visit
Date 26 September 2002
Event ID 613582
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/613582
Large sculpture that was designed as a devil, but now looks like a cat with up-curled tail, stands on gable of Ramsay Garden peering down into Princes Street Gardens.
This was originally one of three sculptures on the roof of Ramsay Garden. An angel finial stood above the western gable of the Princes Street façade, and a sphinx in the centre further back.
Geddes may have been influenced by seeing ceramic creatures decorating roofs in India.
Inspected By : D.King
Inscriptions : None Visible
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : 1893 (building)
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN1005)
