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The interior Quadrangle of the Castle, Edinburgh
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer, 1829, Engraving
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The interior Quadrangle of the Castle, Edinburgh
The interior Quadrangle of the Castle, Edinburgh
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2005
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The interior Quadrangle of the Castle, Edinburgh
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The interior Quadrangle, or Crown Square, of Edinburgh Castle. In the picture are the Royal Palace and the buildings that now house the Great Hall and Scottish National War Memorial but are barracks in this picture. Soldiers in kilts and carrying guns are in the scene. On a tower is a clockface.
Artist / maker
Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer
Engraver
Hinchliff, J.
Date
1829
Size
12.2 x 16.5 cm
Type
Engraving
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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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
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