Edinburgh Castle from the King's Stables

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Library Item

Item no

5363

Title

Edinburgh Castle from the King's Stables

Description

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Artist / maker

Smith, Jane Stewart

Date

1868

Size

34.9 x 25.5 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

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.

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