Castle Walk, Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

1972

Title

Castle Walk, Edinburgh Castle

Description

Two people walk down Castle Walk at Edinburgh Castle. The path is bordered on one side by a small stone wall supporting a terrace of grass and trees. A floodlight is positioned on top of the wall. A large building with a tiled roof and an arched entranceway is partially visible.

Artist / maker

Campbell, P.

Date

1955

Size

15 x 20.3 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.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

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