Statue of Mercury
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Statue of Mercury
Image: © James Allan Taken: 9 Jun 2008
This statue above the door of Innergellie House near Anstruther depicts a well-endowed god, placed here by the first owner of the house, Robert Lumsdaine, who was a leading member of the local 18th century sex-club in Anstruther, known as the Beggar's Benison. (More explicit information about this is available here: http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/features/The-first-scottish-sex-club.2288803.jp )
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Image Location
Latitude
56.236257
Longitude
-2.687851