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Pollock Hall's of Residence from the Queen's Park
Jackman, S. G., 1967, Photograph
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Pollock Hall's of Residence from the Queen's Park
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Pollock Hall's of Residence from the Queen's Park
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Sitting between Prestonfield Golf Course and a line of trees is Edinburgh University's Pollock halls of residence. The halls consist of several tower block buildings. Beyond is the skyline of Edinburgh punctuated with the roofs and spires of buildings and in the far distance the Pentland Hills. To the fore is part of Holyrood Park.
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Jackman, S. G.
Date
1967
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17.6 x 24.9 cm
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Pollock Halls, the University of Edinburgh's principal halls of residence, is situated immediately to the south-west of Holyrood Park. The site, along with two 19th century buildings, was gifted to the university by Sir Donald Pollock after the Second World War. A series of new buildings, extensions and redevelopments over the subsequent decades have greatly expanded the site's capacity.
Holyrood Park, otherwise known as Queen's Park, lies to the south east of Holyrood Abbey and Palace. Originally the sanctuary of Holyrood Abbey it later came under royal control and was enclosed by James V in the 1540s. Its dramatic landscape is the product of a combination of volcanic activity approximately 354 million years ago and the movement of glaciers between 1 million and 10,000 years ago. It incorporates several notable features including Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Crags and the remains of the medieval St Anthony's Chapel. The park also includes Duddingston, St Margaret's and Dunsapie Lochs, the latter two having been created in 1856 as part of Prince Albert's plans to beautify the park. Today the 650 acre park is a popular site for tourists and the city's walkers, runners and cyclists.
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