NO5205 : Inscription above the entrance to Kellie Castle
taken 7 months ago, near to Arncroach, Fife, Scotland
Inscription above the entrance to Kellie Castle
Above the door on the east side of the original west tower is engraved:-
HOC DOMICILIUM CORVIS ET BUBONIBUS EREPTUM
HONESTO INTER LABORES OTIO CONSECRATUM EST
A.S. MDCCCLXXVIII J.A.L.
which, loosely translated by Google, can read:-
This abode, freed from ravens and crows,
was consecrated to an honourable leisure between labours
which is, presumably, a reference to the rescue of the buildings from decay and abandonment by the Lorimers, which began when James A Lorimer took over the derelict building in 1878.
HOC DOMICILIUM CORVIS ET BUBONIBUS EREPTUM
HONESTO INTER LABORES OTIO CONSECRATUM EST
A.S. MDCCCLXXVIII J.A.L.
which, loosely translated by Google, can read:-
This abode, freed from ravens and crows,
was consecrated to an honourable leisure between labours
which is, presumably, a reference to the rescue of the buildings from decay and abandonment by the Lorimers, which began when James A Lorimer took over the derelict building in 1878.
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- Grid Square
- NO5205, 109 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- M J Richardson (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 25 April, 2024 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 29 April, 2024
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NO 5200 0522 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:14.2250N 2:46.5571W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NO 5200 0522
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
