Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection:
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Work Record ID:
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0030427
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.3325
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Title:
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The Bear Gates, Traquair House
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Alternate Title:
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Facsimile of a pencil drawing of the Bear Gates, Traquair House by G. Home
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Creator:
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Home, Gordon
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Date:
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1927
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Description:
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Depicts the closed Bear Gates of Traquair House, Scottish Borders. Traquair House, near Peebles, parts of which date from the twelfth century, is considered to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. It was one of Walter Scott's favourite haunts and has been suggested as a model for the castles of Tully-Veolan in Waverley (1814) and Ellieslaw in The Black Dwarf (1816). In particular, the recurring bear motif at Tully-Veolan is thought to have been suggested by the Bear Gates of Traquair. According to tradition, the Bear Gates have been closed ever since the 5th Earl of Traquair bid farewell to Prince Charles Edward Stuart and swore that the gates would not re-open until the Stuart monarchy was restored.
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Work Type:
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Facsimile
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Measurement:
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25.4 x 18.8cm (10 x 7 3/8")
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Material:
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Ink
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Printing
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Location:
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
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Corson Collection
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Source:
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Baikie, J. The Charm of the Scott Country. London: A. & C. Black, 1927 (facing p. 3)
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Place:
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Traquair House
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Subject Category:
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Fiction
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Subject Category:
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Homes and haunts
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Subject Category:
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Settings
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Related Work Title:
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Waverley; or 'Tis Sixty Years Since
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Related Work Creator:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro File Type:
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Derivative TIFF
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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30349484
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Repro Capture Date:
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19/04/2012 13:42:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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