Edinburgh Castle with Soldiers and Canon

Category

Library Item

Item no

4119

Title

Loophole in Edinburgh Castle with soldiers and canon

Description

Two men who are soldiers stand in a loophole beside a cannon. A sergeant with a hat and a sash leans on the gun while a soldier with a bearskin hat, sporran and a rifle stands beside the weapon.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1845

Size

192. x 14.4 cm.

Type

Salted paper print

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, 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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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Hats

Clothing and dress > Accessories > Sporrans

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Military > Arms and armament > Cannons

People > Adults > Men

People > Military activities > Soldiers

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