Mercheston (Merchiston) Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

1128

Title

Mercheston (Merchiston) Castle

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1827

Size

23 x 17 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Merchiston Castle is a mediaeval tower house located roughly two miles south west of the centre of Edinburgh. The surrounding lands were acquired by the Napier family in 1438, and the castle appears to also date from the mid 15th Century. It was the home of John Napier (1550-1617) the famous mathematician and theologian. From 1833 to 1930 the building was used as Merchiston Castle School. Following extensive refurbishment in the late 1950's and early 1960's it now forms part of Napier University's Merchiston campus.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Turrets

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Homes > Residential buildings > Towers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Merchiston

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Plants > Trees > Trees

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