Castle from Greyfriars Under Snow

Category

Library Item

Item no

1869

Title

Castle from Greyfriars under snow

Description

Edinburgh Castle is the backdrop to a snow covered Greyfriars Graveyard which has many gravestones, and burial plots. Around one of the graves is a metal fence on top of a small stone wall. Inscriptions are on the headstones. Also within the burial site are trees and bushes.

Artist / maker

Malcolm, George

Date

1930

Size

23.2 x 19 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, 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.

Greyfriars Kirkyard, or Graveyard, is the burial ground of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. It houses the graves of many notable historical figures including the poet Allan Ramsay, the geologist James Hutton and the architect William Adam. In 1679 several hundred Covenanters were imprisoned in the Kirkyard awaiting trial.

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Architecture > Monuments > Gravestones

Natural phenomena > Weather > Snow

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Religion > Religious facilities > Graveyards

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