The Castle of Edinburgh from the west, June 1816

Category

Library Item

Item no

534

Title

The Castle of Edinburgh from the west, June 1816

Description

Monochrome study of Edinburgh Castle from the west. A defensive wall runs round the edge of the Castle Rock around the castles many sections. The tall block of the New Barracks stands in the middle.

Artist / maker

Sime, J.

Date

1880

Size

35 x 24 cm.

Type

Lithograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh Castle stands on a volcanic plug. It has been used as a fortification since the Iron Age. The oldest part of the present day castle is St Margaret's Chapel which dates from 1093. The Castle holds the Honours of Scotland and more recently has welcomed back the Stone of Scone otherwise known as the Stone of Destiny.

This view shows the new barracks, built in 1799 to house 600 officers and men, and to the left the ordnance stores, which were redesigned as a military hospital in 1897.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Walls

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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