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by Elizabeth Dow
$41.00
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the photograph "Uig Tower" by Elizabeth Dow. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
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Well...it took some digging, but thanks to Google Maps and local historical web pages, I was able to figure out what this tower is and what it was... more
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Well...it took some digging, but thanks to Google Maps and local historical web pages, I was able to figure out what this tower is and what it was used for. It seems that there was a very unpopular landlord, know as Major William Fraser. He was a landlord in Uig on the Isle of Skye. He built this tower, known as Captain Fraser's Folly, to collect taxes and rent from the people who inhabited the land on his estate. He was also known to have made contributions to the Highland Clearances. The Highland Clearances were when tenants were evicted so the land could become available for large-scale sheep farming. His estate was known as the Kilmuir Estate, which was washed away into the ocean during the flooding storm in 1877 which coincided with the end of the Highland Clearances. Many of the Uig residents thought that this was proper payback for his less than generous behavior toward the inhabitants of Uig. The Uig Tower was spared during the flood and is a reminder of Fraser's greed and self...
Thank you so much for visiting my Fine Art America page. Throughout my life, I have always enjoyed taking photos. My favorite part of taking photos is sharing them with people so they might visit places from afar even if they can't physically be there. The world is an amazing place and I feel that it is our responsibility to enjoy, preserve and share our love for the places we visit. As a child, I would use my parents camera to take photos that reflected my passions, which are flowers, horses, ocean, and snow storms. Here in Maine, we are fortunate to have an abundance of places and a vast array of weather to take many interesting photographs. Many of my photos are taken in and around Acadia National Park. Acadia National Park is New...
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Linda Howes
Interesting story, payback's a bitch! lol A great tower though, and nicely composed with the cliffs on the right Liz! l/f
John M Bailey
Such a beautiful scene you composed Liz! I'm tweeting this! :)
Abstract Angel Artist Stephen K
Wow! awesome L/F
Khalid Saeed
Outstanding capture elizabeth ! love it.
Aurelio Zucco
Wow, what a great shot, Liz...the composition is just perfect! L/F