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Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock. Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been "the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world"
Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann; Scots: Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern shore.
Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the supreme courts of Scotland. The city's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy in Scotland. Historically part of the county of Midlothian, the city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, literature, the sciences and engineering.
Looking over the city of Edinburgh from Calton Hill, with a view of Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle rising high in the distance.
It's almost 11pm and there's still light in the sky as Alstom unit 334004 heads away from Haymarket's platform 4 with Scotrail's 10.52pm Edinburgh Waverley - Garscadden all stations service (2H59).
In the distance is Haymarket Depot, with more than a few red train lights showing those units making their way back to base having completed work for the day.
Shot at 8000asa, 1/40s @ F5.6
10.57pm, 13th June 2019
Not really, just shot in diorama mode! Waverley Station Edinburgh taken from the top of the Scott Monument.
At the beginning of the 18th century, Edinburgh was one of the most densely populated cities in the world, and one of the most impoverished. What is now known as the Old Town consisted of cramped tenement buildings where rich and poor lived side by side; or, more often, those who could afford it chose to live on the upper floors, where the air was somewhat fresher, leaving the lower floors to the poorest.
The turning point came when a building collapsed in 1751. A subsequent inquiry revealed that much of the city was suffering from severe neglect, and the following year resulted in a series of proposals for the construction of a new suburb in the open countryside to the north of the city. The idea was ambitious: to build a "splendid and magnificent city" attractive enough to draw to Edinburgh at least some of the Scottish aristocracy who had been spending more and more of their winters in London since James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603 and settled in the south: a trend that only intensified with the Act of Union and the dissolution of the Scottish Parliament in 1707.
Au début du XVIIIe siècle, Édimbourg était l'une des villes les plus densément peuplées du monde, et l'une des plus pauvres. Ce que l'on appelle aujourd'hui la Vieille Ville était constitué d'immeubles insalubres où riches et pauvres vivaient côte à côte ; ou, le plus souvent, ceux qui en avaient les moyens choisissaient de vivre aux étages supérieurs, où l'air était un peu plus frais, laissant les rez-de-chaussée aux plus démunis.
Le tournant décisif survint lorsqu'un immeuble s'effondra en 1751. Une enquête menée par la suite révéla qu'une grande partie de la ville souffrait d'un grave manque d'entretien, et l'année suivante aboutit à une série de propositions pour la construction d'une nouvelle banlieue dans la campagne au nord de la ville. L'idée était ambitieuse : construire une « ville splendide et magnifique » suffisamment attrayante pour attirer à Édimbourg au moins une partie de l'aristocratie écossaise qui passait de plus en plus d'hivers à Londres depuis que Jacques VI d'Écosse était devenu Jacques Ier d'Angleterre en 1603 et s'était installé dans le sud : une tendance qui ne fit que s'intensifier avec l'Acte d'Union et la dissolution du Parlement écossais en 1707.
A creatively edited image taken overlooking Edinburgh from one of my favourite viewpoints in our capital city.
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Partial view of Edinburgh -New Town- from the castle:
Charlotte's Chapell's tower and St. Mary's Cathedral, with Donaldson's Hospital Building at the back
Edinburgh Castle, stronghold that was once the residence of Scottish monarchs and now serves mostly as a museum. It stands 443 feet (135 metres) above sea level and overlooks the city of Edinburgh from a volcanic crag called Castle Rock.
Castle Rock has been the site of human activity for at least 3,000 years. By 600 ce a Celtic tribe called the Votadini, or Gododdin, had built Eidyn’s Hill Fort on the rock. The first king of Scotland who is known to have made his residence on Castle Rock was Malcolm III Canmore (reigned 1058–93). His pious wife Queen Margaret, who died in the castle in 1093 and was later canonized as St. Margaret of Scotland, is commemorated in St. Margaret’s Chapel, which was built between about 1130 and 1140 on the highest point of the rock and is the oldest surviving building on the castle grounds.
The London to Edinburgh flight path, combined with a break in the clouds and the lucky timing of the sun setting in just the right spot all came together to provide this marvelous view. Im only glad I had my camera out and was ready to shoot. Protip: Always have your camera out and be ready to shoot!!
Arthur's Seat is located in Holyrood Park, at the end of the Royal Mile. This large, grass covered hill is the remains of an extinct volcano that erupted 350 million years ago.
Arthur's Seat is the highest point of this extinct volcano. It is 251 metres high and surprisingly rocky and wild for a hill in the centre of a major city..
Although the origin of the name is uncertain, some claim that there is a connection between Edinburgh and King Arthur. Arthur's Seat may have been the location of legendary Camelot.