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Festival time, West End (Edinburgh Castle)
Fox, Russell A., 1956, Photograph
Festival time, West End (Edinburgh Castle)
Festival time, West End (Edinburgh Castle)
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1974
Title
Festival time, West End (Edinburgh Castle)
Description
Edinburgh Castle is floodlit in this night view. Silhouettes of other church buildings and spires can be seen.
Artist / maker
Fox, Russell A.
Date
1956
Size
21.5 x 16.5 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.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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