Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

1931

Title

Edinburgh Castle

Description

Edinburgh Castle sits on top of the Castle Rock. It is surrounded by a defensive wall. A tower has a flag pole rising above it. Ramsey's House can be seen to the left of the castle surrounded by trees.

Artist / maker

Story, Gordon

Date

1910

Size

11 x 18.8 cm

Type

Etching

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.

Ramsay Lodge is located immediately to the north of Castlehill in Edinburgh. It was designed by Allan Ramsay and built in 1740. It was added to from 1892 onwards to create Ramsay Gardens.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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