Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket

Category

Library Item

Item no

1943

Title

Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket

Description

A reproduction of a coloured lithograph of an original by Swarbreck. Edinburgh Castle sits on the Castle Rock and below it lies a busy Grassmarket. A horse-drawn cart is laden with sacks and hens are walking on the road. Washing is hanging out from houses on washing rails.

Artist / maker

Swarbreck, Samuel Dunkinfield

Date

1950

Size

13.9 x 10 cm

Type

Lithograph; Reproduction

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 > Birds > Chickens

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

People > Adults > Women

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Land > Horse and carts