The Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

1834

Title

The Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. Edinburgh Castle

Description

Soldiers are on parade on the Castle Esplanade. The soldiers wear highland dress which includes kilt, glengarry hat and sporran. Some of the highlanders are marching with rifles. There are some soldiers on horseback, these riders flank either side of the parade. Spectators are lined up to one side of the display. Near to the arched castle entrance way there is a horse-drawn carriage. Two monuments stand on the Esplanade, one of a cross the other of a man. In the background smoke rises from chimneys which form part of the cityscape.

Artist / maker

Inglis, Alexander Adam

Date

1884

Size

16 x 21 cm

Type

Photograph

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.

The Castle Esplanade is an area of open ground between Edinburgh Castle and Castlehill. The area is used for the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

People > Military activities > Soldiers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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