The Castle from the foot of the Vennel, West Port

Category

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Item no

538

Title

The Castle from the foot of the Vennel, West Port

Description

Edinburgh Castle and the Castle Rock sits above the shops and houses of the Grassmarket. Groups of people and heavily laden carts travel along the road.

Artist / maker

Le Conte, John

Date

1840

Size

19 x 28 cm.

Type

Watercolour

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.

The Vennel is a street leading from Lauriston Place to West Port. Vennel is a Scots word meaning 'steep lane'.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Homes > Residential buildings > Houses

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Land > Carts and wagons

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