View of Old Town

Category

Library Item

Item no

10807

Title

View of Old Town, North Bridge, Edinburgh Castle and the Pentlands from Calton Hill

Description

A view of central Edinburgh taken from Calton Hill. In the foreground is part of the Old Observatory and the Dugald Stewart Monument. St Andrew's House and the Old Calton Burial Ground lie immediately behind these. Part of the North Bridge is visible as it spans over Waverley Station. Edinburgh Castle dominates the skyline and presides over the Old Town buildings. The clock tower of the Balmoral Hotel can be seen to the right hand side.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2007

Size

19 x 25.4 cm

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

'Old Town' is the general name given to the original mediaeval centre of Edinburgh. It consists principally of the Royal Mile and the streets and closes leading from it, including those previously part of the separate burgh of Canongate. It also includes the Cowgate and the Grassmarket. The restricted size of the Old Town necessitated the construction of multi-storey 'lands' from the 1500's onwards, many of which still exist today. Eventually chronic overcrowding led to expansion of the city northwards past the Nor' Loch and southwards beyond the Flodden Wall. The Old Town area has now been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Natural phenomena > Astronomy > Observatories

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Steel bridges

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