The Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders

Category

Library Item

Item no

2218

Title

The Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh

Description

Crowds watch a parade on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. The soldiers wear kilts, sporrans and glengarry hats and carry rifles. Some soldiers are on horseback. There is a carriage and a statue to one side. The Half-Moon Battery can be seen.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1920

Size

8.8 x 13.6 cm

Type

Photograph; Postcard

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

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

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

People > Military activities > Soldiers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh