Edinburgh Castle from West Port

Category

Library Item

Item no

51735

Title

Edinburgh Castle from West Port, Flag at half mast for Duke of Edinburgh

Artist / maker

Magee, Gregg

Date

2021

Type

Digital image

Edinburgh Castle stands on a volcanic plug. It has been used as a fortification since the Iron Age. The oldest part of the present day castle is St Margaret's Chapel which dates from 1093. 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 West Port is a street that continues west from Edinburgh's Grassmarket towards Lothian Road. It was the site of the western entrance to Edinburgh through the city wall.

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