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Edinburgh Castle (from St.Cuthbert's Churchyard)

Skene, James, 1818, Watercolour
Edinburgh Castle (from St.Cuthbert's Churchyard)
Edinburgh Castle (from St.Cuthbert's Churchyard)
Edinburgh Castle (from St.Cuthbert's Churchyard)
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641
Title
Castle of Edinburgh (from St.Cuthbert's Churchyard)
Description
Edinburgh Castle towers above St. Cuthbert's Churchyard. The castle has an outer curtain wall, which has watchtowers and part of the fortifications have crenulated ramparts. Soldiers are faintly visible on the walls. A funeral procession follows a horse-drawn hearse into the graveyard. Crypts can be seen within the walls of the cemetery.
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Date
1818
Size
18 x 23 cm
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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