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Edinburgh Castle from Bruntsfield Links
Ewbank, John Wilson, 1825, Engraving
Edinburgh Castle from Bruntsfield Links
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1880
Title
Edinburgh Castle from Bruntsfield Links
Description
Edinburgh Castle dominates this view of Edinburgh. Houses are hidden behind the many trees in the scene. The foreground shows men playing golf. One man is holding a selection of clubs while others are preparing to strike golfballs. A man and a women are sitting on a bench speaking to another man nearby. These three people are wearing hats, the woman a bonnet and the men wide-brimmed hats.
Artist / maker
Ewbank, John Wilson
Engraver
Lizar, W. H.
Date
1825
Size
17.7 x 23.5 cm
Type
Engraving
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.
Bruntsfield links form a south-westerly continuation of the Meadows. Golf has been played there since possibly as early as the 15th century, with a club formally established in 1535.
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