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Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel
Skene, James, 1828, Watercolour
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Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel
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Title
Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel
Description
In the background is Edinburgh Castle with fortifications which include gun loops and crennelated walls. A flag flies over the half moon-battery. In the foreground is a narrow walkway. There are people walking in the vennel which is on a slope. Houses are on either side of the walkway. Stairs lead up to some of the houses. The end of the vennel opens up on to another street.
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Skene, James
Date
1828
Size
25 x18 cm.
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edinburgh Castle stands on a volcanic plug. It has been used as a fortification since the Iron Age. The oldest part of the present day castle is St Margaret's Chapel which dates from 1093. The Castle holds the Honours of Scotland and more recently has welcomed back the Stone of Scone otherwise known as the Stone of Destiny.
The Vennel is a narrow street in Edinburgh leading from West Port near the Grassmarket to Heriot Place near George Heriot's School. 'Vennel' is a Scots word meaning 'steep lane'.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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