Edinburgh Castle from the Esplanade

Category

Library Item

Item no

1831

Title

Edinburgh Castle from the Esplanade

Description

Soldiers wearing full highland dress of kilt, bearskin and sporran parade on the Esplanade of the Castle. Some of the highlanders are marching with rifles. Men amongst the spectators wear bowler hats. Near the arched entryway to the castle are horse-drawn carriages.

Artist / maker

Inglis, Alexander Adam

Date

1884

Size

16 x 20.9 cm

Type

Photograph

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.

The Castle Esplanade is an area of open ground between Edinburgh Castle and Castlehill. The area is used for the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Find out more about visiting Edinburgh Castle at Historic Environment Scotland.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

People > Military activities > Soldiers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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