The 1860 Volunteer Review, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

11552

Title

The 1860 Volunteer Review, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Description

A double image of the 1860 Volunteer Review in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. Holyroodhouse can be seen to the left of the image with its circular towers. In front of the palace large numbers of soldiers are standing, some carrying regimental flags. Soldiers on horseback are also there as well as horses pulling what appear to be gun carriages. At the front of the image crowds of people are standing watching the assembled regiments. In the background stands Arthur's Seat.

Artist / maker

Begbie, Thomas

Date

1860

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.

Holyrood Park, otherwise known as Queen's Park, lies to the south east of Holyrood Abbey and Palace. Originally the sanctuary of Holyrood Abbey it later came under royal control and was enclosed by James V in the 1540s. Its dramatic landscape is the product of a combination of volcanic activity approximately 354 million years ago and the movement of glaciers between 1 million and 10,000 years ago. It incorporates several notable features including Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Crags and the remains of the medieval St Anthony's Chapel. The park also includes Duddingston, St Margaret's and Dunsapie Lochs, the latter two having been created in 1856 as part of Prince Albert's plans to beautify the park. Today the 650 acre park is a popular site for tourists and the city's walkers, runners and cyclists.

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Animals > Mammals > Horses

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Land > Hills

People > Military activities > Soldiers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Holyrood

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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