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St Cyrus, the setting for this picture, is just north of Montrose. It is the site of a raised beach that has created a wide stretch of dunes. Morrison painted there frequently in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In this view he is looking inland towards the village of St Cyrus along the edge of the dunes, their line marked by the tracks of a tractor used by the local fishermen. These tracks lead us into the painting. The sand stretches off to the right and there is a low line of hills visible behind the trees that shelter the village from the winds off the sea.