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Edinburgh Castle from Johnston Terrace
Wyllie, H. D., 1945, Photograph
Edinburgh Castle from Johnston Terrace
Edinburgh Castle from Johnston Terrace
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Item no
1911
Title
Edinburgh Castle from Johnston Terrace
Description
Edinburgh Castle sits on a rocky outcrop. The half-moon battery has gun loops in its walls. People sit on the walls of the Esplanade. At the bottom of the sloped ground below the Castle is a road. This road is bordered by a pavement on either side. Street lamps are on both pavements, on one side there is a traffic sign and a bus stop. Stairs lead up towards the Castle. There is a fence with metal railings on either side of the steps.
Artist / maker
Wyllie, H. D.
Date
1945
Size
13.9 x 10.6 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.
Johnston Terrace forms part of Thomas Hamilton's plan for a new western approach to Edinburgh. The plan was authorised by parliament in 1827 and Johnston Terrace, then referred to as the New West Approach, was opened in the mid 1830s. Its name was changed in 1850 in honour of Sir William Johnston, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1848-51.
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