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Edinburgh Castle, Banqueting Hall
Unknown, 1929, Postcard
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Edinburgh Castle, Banqueting Hall
Edinburgh Castle, Banqueting Hall
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40705
Title
Edinburgh Castle, Banqueting Hall
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'Thank you for nice newsy letter. Do hope you are better now, so sorry to hear you have had such a bad time. Do you think an elastic stocking to come just above the ankle would help - you need not wear it outside. Had fixed to go to Shetland Isles on Sunday last for a fortnight, but rang up Sunday morn and cancelled the trip as it was so cold and wet and gale blowing - very glad I did as the cold is awful. This photograph shows where Parliament sat - the little trap door as side of fireplace was where Mary Queen of Scots used to listen to all the secrets when she was imprisoned there. This is only one end of the hall.
We are going to Stirling for the weekend and will write you later.
Love D'.
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Unknown
Date
1929
Size
8.9 x 13.9 cm
Type
Postcard
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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