Detail, The 'Black Bitch' of Linlithgow
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Detail, The 'Black Bitch' of Linlithgow
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 18 May 2021
The sculpture of the 'Black Bitch' of Linlithgow is by David Annand and was officially unveiled in January 2020. It relates to the black bitch in Linlithgow's coat of arms. Legend has it that a criminal was sentenced to death by starvation and was chained to a tree on one of the islands in Linlithgow Loch. After some time he was still alive, and it turned out that his black greyhound had been swimming out to the island carrying food and water to him (from his wife) every night. In response the authorities chained the dog to the tree too. Anyone born in Linlithgow is known as a Black Bitch.
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Image Location
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