Edinburgh Castle from the west

Category

Library Item

Item no

1903

Title

Edinburgh Castle from the west

Description

In fields cattle are grazing. Men are mowing grass and piling it onto a horse-drawn cart already heavily laden with grass. The horses pulling the cart wear bridles. To the edge of the field a circular tower stands beside a tree with auburn coloured leaves. Edinburgh Castle and two spires rise up through trees in the distance.

Artist / maker

Nattes, John Claude

Engraver

Merigot

Date

1801

Size

13.3 x 19.2 cm

Type

Aquatint

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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Animals > Mammals > Cattle

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Transport > Land > Horse and carts

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