The Wemyss Caves
Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery1974
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Illustrated notes produced as an accompaniment to an exhibition at Kirkcalldy Museum and Art Gallery, 1974. The notes give illustrations of the Neolithic or Bronze Age markings and of the Pictish period cave paintings in the Wemyss Caves. Each illustration is explained and a date given for the markings. There is a map of the caves indicating the locations of the markings. The notes explain the history of the individual caves.
Main title:
The Wemyss Caves / sponsored by Kirkcaldy Art Gallery, Arts in Fife and Fife Education Committee.
Author:
Imprint:
[Kirkcaldy] : [Kirkcaldy Museums and Art Gallery], 1974.
Collation:
[19p.] : ill. ; 30 cm.
System details:
6681
Contents:
[Sketched map of the caves]IntroductionThe origins and history of the cavesGlass CaveCourt CaveThe white Lady of the Court CaveDoo CaveWell CaveJonathan's CaveCourt Cave [illustrations of the markings]Jonathan's Cave [illustrations of the markings]Sloping Cave [illustration of the markings].
Dewey class:
732.6
Local class:
WEM
Language:
English
Subject:
Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery -- ExhibitionsMuseums -- Exhibitions -- Scotland -- FifeMuseums -- Exhibitions -- Scotland -- KirkcaldyArt, Pictish -- Scotland -- FifeArt, Pictish -- Scotland -- WemyssCave paintings -- History -- c3,500-1,000 B.C.Cave paintings -- History -- c400-900 A.D.Cave paintings -- Scotland -- FifeCave paintings -- Scotland -- WemyssWemyss Caves (Wemyss, Scotland) -- HistoryWemyss (Scotland) -- HistoryFife (Scotland) -- History
BRN:
3431360