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The Castle from the foot of the Vennel, West Port
Le Conte, John, 1840, Watercolour
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The Castle from the foot of the Vennel, West Port
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Edinburgh Castle and the Castle Rock sits above the shops and houses of the Grassmarket. Groups of people and heavily laden carts travel along the road.
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Le Conte, John
Date
1840
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19 x 28 cm.
Type
Watercolour
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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 Vennel is a street leading from Lauriston Place to West Port. Vennel is a Scots word meaning 'steep lane'.
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