



'New Liverpool' Kyleakin, Isle of Skye
Plan of the proposed town of Kyleakin, (in the Island of Skye) on the property of The Right Honorable Alexander Wentworth Lord MacDonald.
- 作者: GILLESPIE, James
- 出版地: [London]
- 发布日期: 1810.
- 物理描述: Engraved plan, with original hand-colour.
- 方面: 460 by 500mm (18 by 19.75 inches).
- 库存参考: 11858
笔记
This rare plan shows the proposed development of Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye.
In 1811, Lord MacDonald had plans to create a bustling town and harbour at Kyleakin. He commissioned James Gillespie Graham to draw up designs of the new town, which MacDonald styled 'New Liverpool'. The plans show Kyleakin filled with rows and crescents of terraced housing and a church with a tall, elegant spire. Only a few houses were constructed before the project ran out of money. In 1845, 'The New Statistical Account of Scotland' described the village as containing, "about a dozen of good slated houses...including some shops, and a very comfortable well-kept inn."
In 1811, Lord MacDonald had plans to create a bustling town and harbour at Kyleakin. He commissioned James Gillespie Graham to draw up designs of the new town, which MacDonald styled 'New Liverpool'. The plans show Kyleakin filled with rows and crescents of terraced housing and a church with a tall, elegant spire. Only a few houses were constructed before the project ran out of money. In 1845, 'The New Statistical Account of Scotland' described the village as containing, "about a dozen of good slated houses...including some shops, and a very comfortable well-kept inn."
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