Blythswood House Sphinx
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Blythswood House Sphinx
NEW Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 20 Mar 2025
Used as a mounting block at Blythswood House (a neoclassical house, demolished in 1935). The sphinxes (there are two of them) are known locally as the lady lions. They were in Robertson Park for many years, but following restoration, were moved to the High Street in 2012.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.878562
Longitude
-4.386385