The Castle from Heriot’s Hospital by John Fulleylove, RI. Source: Edinburgh (1907). [Click on image to enlarge it.]
Caption by Rosaline Masson
The opening in the terrace on the left of the picture shows a staircase descending to the playground of the school. Most of the Castle is seen, including the Half-Moon Battery, and part of the south retaining wall of the Esplanade. A figure in a master's gown occupies the foreground.
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Bibliography
Edinburgh painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. Described by Rosaline Masson. London: Charles Black, 1907. Hathitrust Digital Archive version of a copy in the University of California Library. Web. 10 October 2018.
Last modified 10 October 2018