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Castle from the west end of Princes Street
Unknown, 1890, Photograph
Castle from the west end of Princes Street
Castle from the west end of Princes Street
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1871
Title
Castle from the west end of Princes Street
Description
Edinburgh Castle sits above Princes Street Gardens. Below the Castle St Cuthberts Church is visible. To the fore is Princes Street where people are walking along the pavement. Women are wearing large bonnets and full length skirts and the men are wearing flat caps. There are two horse-drawn carriages, one of which is open-topped. Behind the carriages are a large celtic cross and St John's Church with its two cupolas rising above the partially visible graveyard below them.
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Unknown
Date
1890
Size
15.4 x 21 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.
Princes Street is one of the main thoroughfares and shopping areas in Edinburgh. It was created as part of James Craig's New Town development and named in honour of George III's sons. With the exception of St John's Church there is no building on the southern side of Princes Street, allowing spectacular views of Edinburgh Castle and Old Town.
St Cuthbert's Church sits below Edinburgh Castle, to the east of Lothian Road. First records of a church on the site date from 1127. The current building was completed in 1894, retaining the tower that was added to the previous building in 1789.
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