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Edinburgh in the Snow
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Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain in the snow
Murphy, Bernard, 2006, Photograph
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Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain in the snow
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Edinburgh Castle and Ross Fountain in the snow
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Edinburgh Castle stands atop the Castle Rock overlooking a wintry Edinburgh. Snow covers the rocks and the grass in Princes Street Gardens below it. The Ross Fountain stands surrounded by trees, whilst people walk around the path that encircles it.
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Murphy, Bernard
Date
2006
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10.1 x 14.9 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.
Greyfriars Kirkyard, or Graveyard, is the burial ground of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. It houses the graves of many notable historical figures including the poet Allan Ramsay, the geologist James Hutton and the architect William Adam. In 1679 several hundred Covenanters were imprisoned in the Kirkyard awaiting trial.
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The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage
Contrasting Character
Parks, Gardens and Graveyards
Princes Street Gardens
Edinburgh in the Snow
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