Outer barrier, Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

2070

Title

Outer barrier, Edinburgh Castle

Description

The outer barrier of Edinburgh Castle. A bird runs from a dog lying in a kennel. Soldiers stand in an entrance way. One soldier with a kilt, bearskin and rifle stands with a dog. A cannon can be seen outside the structure.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1826

Size

17 x 25.2 cm

Type

Wash drawing

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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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Military > Military facilities > Forts and fortifications

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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