Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

1806

Title

Edinburgh Castle

Description

A rotograph copy of a Paul Sandby original. Edinburgh Castle sits on a rocky outcrop. In the foreground are trees and bushes at either side of a pathway. Travelling along the path are people one of whom is riding on a horse.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1960

Size

11.4 x 7.5 cm

Type

Reproduction

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.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

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