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Edinburgh Castle
Wyllie, H. D., 1952, Photograph
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Edinburgh Castle
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1985
Title
Edinburgh Castle
Description
Visitors walk past a row of cannons placed behind the crenellated walls of Edinburgh Castle. In the distance and viewed from the castle's battlements are the spires of the Tolbooth Kirk and St Giles Cathedral and Arthur's Seat towering over the buildings of the Old Town. Adjacent to the fortified wall is a small building with a pantile roof. A watch tower can be seen above some trees.
Artist / maker
Wyllie, H. D.
Date
1952
Size
10 x 14.8 cm
Type
Photograph
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
The Topography of Hills and Valleys
Historic Buildings
Historic City and Capital of Scotland
1952 - when a princess became Queen
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