The Southside of the Castle of Edinburgh

Category

Library Item

Item no

415

Title

The southside of the Castle of Edinburgh - Facies Arcis Edenburgeenae

Artist / maker

Slezer, John

Date

1693

Size

26.1 x 41 cm

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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