Festival time, West End (Edinburgh Castle)

Category

Library Item

Item no

1974

Title

Festival time, West End (Edinburgh Castle)

Description

Edinburgh Castle is floodlit in this night view. Silhouettes of other church buildings and spires can be seen.

Artist / maker

Fox, Russell A.

Date

1956

Size

21.5 x 16.5 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

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Protestant churches