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Edinburgh Castle from the Mound
Greenwood, C. J., 1851, Lithograph
Edinburgh Castle from the Mound
Edinburgh Castle from the Mound
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1387
Title
Edinburgh Castle from the Mound
Description
Lithograph showing Edinburgh Castle and the Castle Rock above Princes Street Gardens and the railway tracks. A steam train can be seen on the tracks.
Artist / maker
Greenwood, C. J.
Engraver
Groom, R. S.
Date
1851
Size
36 x 28 cm.
Type
Lithograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edinburgh Castle stands on a volcanic plug. It has been used as a fortification since the Iron Age. The oldest part of the present day castle is St Margaret's Chapel which dates from 1093. The Castle holds the Honours of Scotland and more recently has welcomed back the Stone of Scone otherwise known as the Stone of Destiny.
Construction of the Mound was begun in the 1760's by the tailor George Boyd to give him better access to his New Town clients from his Old Town shop. Large amounts of waste material from the development of New Town was added to 'Geordie Boyd's Mud Brig' creating a substantial link road. Further more formal development of the Mound begun in 1825 following the foundation of the Royal Institution at its foot.
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