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Flodden Wall, Edinburgh
Wyllie, H. D., 1953, Photograph
Flodden Wall, Edinburgh
Flodden Wall, Edinburgh
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3251
Title
Flodden Wall, Edinburgh
Description
Figures in the distance walk up the stone stairs of the narrow passageway of the vennel between tenement buildings. Street lights are attached to the wall and a metal handrail is provided.
Artist / maker
Wyllie, H. D.
Date
1953
Size
13.7 x 11 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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.
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'.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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