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Q. Mary's Thorn in Regent Murray's Garden Edinburgh

Courtesy of a private collector | All Rights Reserved

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Date

22 August, 1837

Artist

Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (1776-1840)

Collection

Private Collection

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Description

Inscribed, lower edge: "Q. Mary's Thorn in Regent Murray's Garden Edinburgh / 6ft 2 Inch in Circumference. 15 yards spread".
Collective Title: From the second of three bound volumes containing sketches by Vice-Admiral Lord Mark Robert Kerr (1776-1840).

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Courtesy of a private collector

Location

Moray House, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Stately Homes
Gardens
Trees

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

Queen Mary's Thorn was an uncommonly large hawthorn tree that was said to have been planted by Queen Mary. It was located in the garden behind Moray house, but is no longer there as that garden has now become a parking lot.

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