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The Well House Tower, Edinburgh Castle
Wyllie, H. D., 1945, Photograph
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The Well House Tower, Edinburgh Castle
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Title
The Well House Tower, Edinburgh Castle
Description
Above a path through Princes Street Gardens a girl walks along a wall towards the Well House Tower of Edinburgh Castle. St Cuthbert's Church with its spire and two cupolas is in the background.
Artist / maker
Wyllie, H. D.
Date
1945
Size
11.2 x 13.8 cm
Type
Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Well House Tower now stands in Princes Street Gardens, immediately below Castle Rock. It was built in 1362 to guard St Margaret's Well, one of Edinburgh's principal water sources.
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
Juxtaposition of the Old and New Towns
Princes Street Gardens
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