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Water once flowed from the mouth of this singing musician. The back of the figure has a sloping channel cut along its length that would have directed rain water away from the walls of the building.
Title
Gargoyle
Date
late 16th C
Medium
stone
Measurements
H 62 x W 30.5 x D 25.5 cm
Accession number
DNF/rg/3
Acquisition method
on loan from Scottish Ministers
Work type
Sculpture
Dunfermline Abbey and Palace
St Margaret's Street, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 7PE Scotland
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