Straiton tombstone detail
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Straiton tombstone detail
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 8 Jul 2009
A rare depiction of 18th-century farming on the tomb of William Straiton of Tower Farm, Liberton. It shows a furrowed field with a horse-drawn harrow, a farmer broadcasting seed, a figure with an open sack of grain, and a team of horse and oxen pulling an Old Scots Plough. The background appears to represent the Braid Hills, at the foot of which stand farm buildings. Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.913103
Longitude
-3.162227