Part of the Old City Wall (Flodden Wall)

Category

Library Item

Item no

3019

Title

Part of the old city wall (Flodden Wall) demolished for the extension to the Royal Scottish Museum

Description

Rubble from a demolished section of the Flodden Wall in Edinburgh lies on the ground. Through an open gateway are two men with a cart nearby.

Artist / maker

Chrystal, Francis M.

Date

1925

Size

15.2 x 9.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Flodden Wall was built around Edinburgh following the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Subsequent military incursions into Edinburgh showed the wall offered little practical defence to the city. Substantial sections of the wall are still visible in the Vennel, close to the Grassmarket, and on the Pleasance as it nears the Cowgate.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Walls

Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing facilities > Demolition

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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