2012

NT2573 : Edinburgh Castle - Fireplace in Royal apartments

taken 12 years ago, near to Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Castle - Fireplace in Royal apartments
Edinburgh Castle - Fireplace in Royal apartments
There are two rather magnificent fireplaces in the Royal apartments at Edinburgh Castle. This is the first one that you encounter. The coat of arms over the fireplace is that of the United Kingdom rather than just Scotland as can be seen by the presence of the Lion of England as a supporter and St George's Cross behind the lion's head.
See also NT2573 : Edinburgh Castle - Arms of James VI and I for the arms above the other notable fireplace.
Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle contains buildings from the C12th to the C20th centuries with the majority dating from the C16th and C19th. The oldest part of the castle is St Margaret's Chapel which was built by King David I in the early C12th, dedicating it to his mother who had died in 1093.
The castle was the seat of the Kings and Queens of Scotland from David I to James VI in 1603 when the crowns of Scotland and England were combined on Elizabeth I's death, James becoming James I of England.
The "Lang Siege" LinkExternal link of 1571-73 ended with the bombardment of the Castle and the destruction of both David's Tower and the Constable's Tower. Much rebuilding followed and a large amount of the castle dates from this time.
This was followed by considerable building in the C17th, C18th and C19th see a good wikipedia article on the castle here LinkExternal link
One of the most recent buildings on the site is the Scottish National War Memorial which dates from 1927 but is built in a baronial style that means it blends well with the rest of the buildings.
The castle is built on top of an ancient extinct volcano so is elevated above the rest of the city, though not as high as nearby Arthur's Seat.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Place: Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle other tags: Fireplace Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
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Monday, 3 September, 2012   (more nearby)
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Friday, 7 September, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 252 734 [100m precision]
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