View towards Edinburgh Castle across Dumbiedykes

Category

Library Item

Item no

23947

Title

View towards Edinburgh Castle across Dumbiedykes

Description

View over the roof-tops of Edinburgh. In the foreground stand a number of tall apartment buildings near Holyrood, while in the distance the spires of Edinburgh's church rose above the roofs and Edinburgh Castle can be seen.

Artist / maker

Thompson, Dr. Gordon I.

Date

2001

Size

12.4 x 20.3 cm

Type

Photograph

Dumbiedykes is an area of central Edinburgh bordered by Holyrood Park to the east and Holyrood Road to the north. Today the name most often refers specifically to the housing estate in the area which comprises two tower blocks, Lockview Court and Holyrood Court, and other housing. The area and road take their name from the Academy for the Deaf and Dumb established by Thomas Braidwood around 1764 and closed in 1783.

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Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Homes > Residential buildings > Flats

Homes > Residential buildings > Tower blocks

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

Transport > Land > Cars