The Castle from the Foot of the Vennel

Category

Library Item

Item no

7560

Title

The Castle from the foot of the Vennel, West Port, Edinburgh

Description

High above the street scene and houses below are the buildings and battlements of Edinburgh Castle. The fortifications include the Half Moon Battery. In the street below are many people on the road and pavement leading to the Grassmarket. Carts laden with goods are waiting beside a grand building.

Artist / maker

Le Conte, John

Date

1863

Size

18.8 x 27.5 cm

Type

Watercolour

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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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Land > Carts and wagons

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