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Vue du Château d'Édinbourg
Unknown, 1790, Engraving
Vue du Château d'Édinbourg
Vue du Château d'Édinbourg
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Item no
7562
Title
Vue du Château d'Édinbourg
Description
People walk along the road below the fortifications of Edinburgh Castle, the thoroughfare is also being used by horses and carts. On either side of the street there are houses.
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Unknown
Engraver
Basset
Date
1790
Size
29.5 x 41.9 cm
Type
Engraving
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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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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh through the decades
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