Tower, Remains of Flodden Wall, Vennel

Category

Library Item

Item no

3037

Title

Tower, remains of Flodden Wall, Vennel

Artist / maker

Hill, Robin A.

Date

1966

Size

21.5 x 16.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Vennel is a narrow street in Edinburgh leading from West Port near the Grassmarket to Heriot Place near George Heriot's School. 'Vennel' is a Scots word meaning 'steep lane'.

The Flodden Wall was built around Edinburgh following the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Subsequent military incursions into Edinburgh showed the wall offered little practical defence to the city. Substantial sections of the wall are still visible in the Vennel, close to the Grassmarket, and on the Pleasance as it nears the Cowgate.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Battlements

Architecture > Architectural features > Stairways

Architecture > Architectural features > Walls

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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