Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel Steps is a photograph by Pablo Lopez which was uploaded on January 23rd, 2023.
Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel Steps
Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel Steps, or Miss Jean Brodie Steps in Edinburgh.
A vennel is a passageway between the gables of two buildings... more
by Pablo Lopez
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Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel Steps
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Pablo Lopez
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Photograph - Digital Image
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Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel Steps, or Miss Jean Brodie Steps in Edinburgh.
A vennel is a passageway between the gables of two buildings which can in effect be a minor street in Scotland and the north east of England.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock. 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 1,100-year 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 is the capital city of Scotland. The city was historically part of the county of Midlothian (formally called the "county of Edinburgh" or Edinburghshire until 1947), but was administered separately from the surrounding county from 1482 onwards. It is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom.
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 highest courts in Scotland. The city's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the British monarchy in Scotland.
Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th/19th centuries.
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