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Edinburgh Castle
Law, W. Edin, 1900, Etching
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Edinburgh Castle
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1821
Title
Edinburgh Castle
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Edinburgh Castle sits on a rocky outcrop with a half-moon battery and a tower visible. In the foreground is a narrow downward sloping cobblestone street, also known as a vennel. There are houses on either side of the thoroughfare some with steps leading up to their doorways. Street lamps are along both sides of the vennel and a path has bollards running up the middle.
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Law, W. Edin
Date
1900
Size
21.1 x 15.2 cm
Type
Etching
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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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