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Edinburgh Castle from the Cowgate
Malcolm, George, 1930, Photograph
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Edinburgh Castle from the Cowgate
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1873
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Edinburgh Castle from the Cowgate
Description
Edinburgh Castle sits on a rocky outcrop. The half-moon battery has gun loops in its walls. The Castle is surrounded by defensive walls some of which are crenellated. Watchtowers are positioned along the battlements, including the Esplanade. At the bottom of the sloped ground below the Castle is the Grassmarket. There is a car and lorry parked on the street. People are walking along the pavement and the road, some are sitting on steps. Some of the roofs have spires. The large tower, crenellated walls and spire of Magdalen Chapel are to the fore of the picture. A partially derelict building on the corner of the Grassmarket and Cowgate sits amongst the other housing and buildings.
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Malcolm, George
Date
1930
Size
15.5 x 20.8 cm
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Photograph
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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.
The Cowgate runs from its junction with St Mary's Street (formerly St Mary's Wynd) and the Pleasance to the Grassmarket. It was the route by which cattle were driven into town from outside Edinburgh. The Cowgate Port was a gateway through the Flodden wall (City Wall).
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