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Edinburgh Castle (from the Vennel)
Nattes, John Claude, 1800, Engraving
Edinburgh Castle (from the Vennel)
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40660
Title
Edinburgh Castle (from the Vennel)
Artist / maker
Nattes, John Claude
Engraver
James Fittler
Date
1800
Size
22.6 x 27.7 cm
Type
Engraving
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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.
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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