Craiglockhart Castle, Edinburgh

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

11488

Title

Craiglockhart Castle, Edinburgh

Description

The ruins of Craiglockhart Castle, Edinburgh. Part of a tower lies exposed leaving crumbling stonework with internal archways on view. Stone houses with tiled roofs can be seen in the background.

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1887

Size

8.3 x 17.1 cm

Type

Glass negative

Location

City Art Centre

Copyright

The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints ; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

This is a glass negative from the Thomas Begbie Cavaye Collection which is held by City of Edinburgh Museums and Galleries.

Craiglockhart is a southwestern suburb of Edinburgh which became part of the city in 1920. Craiglockhart Tower or Castle, now a ruin, dates from the 13th century, and is associated with the Lockhart of Lee family. Napier University's Craiglockhart Campus is a grand 19th century building which has been both a hydropathic institution and, during the First World War, a military hospital. The poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were both patients of the hospital at this time.

Exhibitions with this item

Other views of this item

Related images

Related subjects

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Craiglockhart

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Read how our collections have inspired people taking part in events, visits and community groups. Use the slider or navigation arrows to see more responses.