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GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

The Kirk, Crathie

c. 1859

Albumen print | 7.5 x 7.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2117166

Photograph of Crathie Church situated between Braemar and Ballater in Aberdeenshire. The church stands in the background of the photograph, set against steeply rising ground. In the foreground, a fence separates a small copse of trees from an area of open grassland on the right.

Crathie church replaced an earlier church and was built using materials from the Royal estates in the mid 1890's.
  • Creator(s)

    George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

  • 7.5 x 7.1 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Princess Helena

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • Scotland
            • Aberdeenshire [Scotland]
              • Crathie Kirk [Aberdeenshire]
    • Geography
      • Systematic geography
        • Landscapes
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs