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Flodden Wall at the top of the Vennel, Edinburgh
MacLean, Kevin, 2007, Digital image
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Flodden Wall at the top of the Vennel, Edinburgh
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Title
Flodden Wall at the top of the Vennel, Edinburgh
Description
The remains of the Flodden wall in Edinburgh with a crennelated top and archer's loop. Part of Edinburgh Castle can be seen in the background as can the head of the Vennel.
Artist / maker
MacLean, Kevin
Date
2007
Size
19 x 25 cm
Type
Digital image
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Flodden Wall was built around Edinburgh following the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Subsequent military incursions into Edinburgh showed the wall offered little practical defence to the city. Substantial sections of the wall are still visible in the Vennel, close to the Grassmarket, and on the Pleasance as it nears the Cowgate.
The Vennel is a narrow street in Edinburgh leading from West Port near the Grassmarket to Heriot Place near George Heriot's School. 'Vennel' is a Scots word meaning 'steep lane'.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Contemporary Edinburgh in Photographs
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