Edinburgh Castle from the Calton Hill

Category

Library Item

Item no

6631

Title

Edinburgh Castle from the Calton Hill

Description

Underneath the beams of sunlight bursting through an overhead cloud are Edinburgh Castle and the Mound. Sunbeams illuminate North Bridge but the buildings of Calton Gaol remain in the shadows. People are just visible beside the walls of the prison.

Artist / maker

Ewbank, John Wilson

Engraver

Lizars, W. H.

Date

1825

Size

20.4 x 26.7 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

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.

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Crime and punishment > Crime and punishment facilities > Prisons

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Stone bridges

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