Edinburgh from the Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

10945

Title

Edinburgh from the Castle

Description

On the battlements of Edinburgh Castle soldiers talk to groups of people. One soldier in Highland dress which includes bearskin hat and kilt is beside his sentry box while another is beside the artillery piece of Mons Meg, some cannonballs and a small howitzer. The view from the Castle shows many landmarks which include the art galleries of the Royal Scottish Academy, National Gallery of Scotland, the Scott Monument, Princes Street, Calton Hill, Salisbury Crags, Arthur's Seat, the Old Town with the spires of the Highland Tolbooth Kirk, St Giles cathedral and the Tron Kirk.

Artist / maker

Ramage, James

Engraver

Braun, T.

Date

1865

Size

20.6 x 29.7 cm

Type

Engraving

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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Landscape > Land > Hills

People > Military activities > Soldiers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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