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Edinburgh from Craigmillar Castle
Bough, Samuel, 1849, Wash drawing
Edinburgh from Craigmillar Castle
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475
Title
Edinburgh from Craigmillar Castle
Artist / maker
Bough, Samuel
Date
1849
Size
25.3 x 31.8 cm
Type
Wash drawing
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Craigmillar Castle stands on land bought by the Preston family in the late 14th Century. The keep dates from the early 15th century, but much of the rest of the Castle was rebuilt after it was burned by the Earl of Hertford in 1544. Mary Queen of Scots was a regular visitor. Craigmillar Castle is now managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
The city of Edinburgh is built around seven hills, mostly volcanic in origin. It is bordered to its north by the Firth of Forth, and to its south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh has been Scotland's capital since the mid fifteenth century, but evidence of human habitation on the site stretches back some 7000 years. The central city is made up of the Old Town area immediately surrounding the Castle and the Royal Mile, and the New Town to the north, an important example of eighteenth and nineteenth century neoclassical town planning. These central areas were designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Other more modern developments, from the nineteenth century to the present, radiate from this central area incorporating many older villages. Edinburgh attracts more tourists than any other city in the UK except London, especially during the annual festivals in August.
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