Edinburgh Castle (west)

Category

Library Item

Item no

1811

Title

Edinburgh Castle (west)

Description

Edinburgh Castle sits on a rocky outcrop with open ground and a winding road in the foreground. Several other landmarks are in this view, these include St Giles Kirk, Arthur's Seat and the Royal Mile with tenements. To the left of the Castle a large spire rises up from behind a row of houses.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1800

Size

12.6 x 17.4 cm

Type

Wash drawing

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

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Holyrood

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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