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Castlehill looking towards Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
Jackman, S. G., 1987, Photograph
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Castlehill looking towards Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
Castlehill looking towards Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
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Title
Castlehill looking towards Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
Description
A view of the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle from the cobblestone road of Castlehill.
Artist / maker
Jackman, S. G.
Date
1987
Size
16.3 x 21.3 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Castlehill is the section of the Royal Mile running from Castle Esplanade to the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh.
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.
The word cobble has been used here to help with searching, an alternative term is sett. Sett stones describe both the type of stone and the method in which they are used.
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