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Fire place, Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle
Inglis, Alexander Adam , 1915, Photograph
Fire place, Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle
Fire place, Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle
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2023
Title
Fire place, Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle (Great Hall)
Description
The fireplace of the Banqueting, or Great Hall in Edinburgh Castle. A metal grate is flanked by two metalwork lions holding shields. The mantel has four carved stone figures. Carved woodwork and panels are at either side. Suits of armour and weapons are around the fireplace. Weapons include swords,spears, pistols and pole-axes.
Artist / maker
Inglis, Alexander Adam
Date
1915
Size
8.5 x 13.7 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Great Hall in Edinburgh Castle was built by James IV in the early 16th century. It was used for meetings of the Scottish Parliament prior to the completion of nearby Parliament House in 1640. The Great Hall, like its successor, boasts an impressive hammerbeam roof.
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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