Edinburgh Castle from West End of Princes Street

Category

Library Item

Item no

1949

Title

Edinburgh Castle from west end of Princes Street Gardens

Description

Edinburgh Castle surrounded by a defensive wall sits on a rocky structure above Princes Street Gardens. In the Gardens there are trees and shrubs. Pathways cut through the lawns edged by metal railings. Men and women stroll along the paths. The spire of the Tolbooth Church rises above the treeline.

Artist / maker

Chrystal, Francis M.

Date

1912

Size

8.5 x 11.5 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.

Find out more about visiting Edinburgh Castle at Historic Environment Scotland.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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