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Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle
Unknown, 1953, Photograph
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Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle
Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle
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Title
Head of the Lang Stairs, Edinburgh Castle
Description
Men and women are walking up the Lang Stairs at Edinburgh Castle. They are wearing 1950s clothing including hats. A woman in a fur coat is speaking to an official who wears an armband. There is a lamp above a doorway through which children are entering. The shops and traffic of Princes Street can be seen over the battlements.
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Unknown
Date
1953
Size
25.3 x 19.2 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The 'Lang Stairs' is a stone stairway leading to the Upper Ward of Edinburgh Castle.
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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