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Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket
Skene, James, 1817, Watercolour
Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket
Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket
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Title
Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket
Description
A busy market scene in the Grassmarket, looking up the rock to Edinburgh castle. People with animals and loaded horses and carts bustle around in the foreground in front of a row of buildings.
Artist / maker
Skene, James
Date
1817
Size
17 x 25 cm.
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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 Grassmarket is a central area situated below Edinburgh Castle. A weekly market was held there from 1477 until 1911. The area continues to be a popular area for socialising. The Grassmarket was also the site of many public executions
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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