The New Retrenchment Within Edinburgh Castle

Category

Library Item

Item no

419

Title

The new Retrenchment within the castle of Edenborrow [ Edinburgh ]

Description

Within Edinburgh Castle soldiers carrying weapons, look at debris on the ground close to battlements of the fortress. A gun emplacement with cannons is nearby.

Artist / maker

Slezer, John

Date

1690

Size

19.7 x 39 cm

Type

Wash drawing

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Edinburgh Castle stands on a volcanic plug. It has been used as a fortification since the Iron Age. The oldest part of the present day castle is St Margaret's Chapel which dates from 1093. 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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Architecture > Architectural features > Battlements

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Land > Rock formations

Military > Arms and armament > Cannons

Military > Arms and armament > Lances

Military > Military facilities > Forts and fortifications

People > Military activities > Soldiers

Places > Edinburgh areas > Old Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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The new Retrenchment within Edinburgh Castle