The Black Watch. Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

1832

Title

The Black Watch. Edinburgh Castle

Description

Soldiers parade on the Castle Esplanade. The soldiers wear full highland dress which includes kilt, bearskin and sporran. Some of the highlanders are marching with rifles. At the front of the parade is a man on horseback with the soldiers in front of him carrying swords. A brass band marches down one side of the parade. Three monuments stand on the Esplande, one of a cross, another of a man and one of an obelisk.

Artist / maker

Inglis, Alexander Adam

Date

1884

Size

20.9 x 16 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh Castle is perhaps the city's most famous landmark. It stands on top of the remaining core of an extinct volcano. Excavations suggest the site was inhabited by Bronze Age man as early as 900 BC, and was fortified by Iron Age man roughly 2000 years ago. The oldest part of the present day Castle is St Margaret's Chapel, built in the early 12th century. 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 Castle Esplanade is an area of open ground between Edinburgh Castle and Castlehill. The area is used for the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Find out more about visiting Edinburgh Castle at Historic Environment Scotland.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

People > Military activities > Soldiers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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