Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

2043

Title

Edinburgh Castle

Description

In front of St Margaret's Chapel stands Mons Meg, a cannon. Both are in Edinburgh Castle. People stand beside the gun and on a cobblestone path in the foreground. In the foreground are floodlights and tarpaulin.

Artist / maker

Wyllie, H. D.

Date

1945

Size

16.2 x 11.5 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. It was built in the early 12th century by David I in honour of his mother, Margaret, who died in 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.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Battlements

Military > Arms and armament > Cannons

People > Adults > Men

People > Adults > Women

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Edinburgh Landmarks > Edinburgh Castle

Religion > Religious facilities > Chapels