Recollections of Old Edinburgh, Castle Hill

Category

Library Item

Item no

2195

Title

Recollections of Old Edinburgh, Castle Hill

Description

Soldiers march up Castlehill towards Edinburgh Castle. The soldiers wear kilts and bearskin hats, they carry rifles with bayonets. People watch from the pavements. A soldier with a sword is on horseback. Tenements are on either side of the road.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1875

Size

24.5 x 17.4 cm

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Castlehill is the section of the Royal Mile running from Castle Esplanade to the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh.

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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Clothing and dress > Garments > Kilts

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

People > Military activities > Soldiers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Royal Mile

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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