Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

7776

Title

Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Description

On the high ground above a rail yard are Calton Gaol and the monuments on Calton Hill, which include Nelson's Monument, the Royal Observatory and Dugald Stewart's Monument. An obelisk stands next to the towers of the prison. In the rail yard there are carriages, rolling stock, sheds and other machinery. Railway workers are standing near to the tracks and some of the wagons.

Artist / maker

Wilson, George Washington

Date

1880

Size

11.1 x 17.1 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Calton Hill is situated at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh. It rises to a height of 108 metres and is another of the city's hills created by volcanic activity. Several monuments stand on the hill. Most prominent amongst these are the Nelson Monument, built in the shape of a telescope, and the unfinished National Monument, modelled on the Parthenon in Athens.

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Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Crime and punishment > Crime and punishment facilities > Prisons

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton

Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton Hill

Places > Edinburgh areas > Princes Street

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Rail yards

Transport > Infrastructure > Railway

Transport > Land > Carriages (Trains)

Transport > Land > Rolling stock

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