Girls climbing on cannon
From 1965 again, we have two cute girls climbing on top of a cannon at Edinburgh Castle. Now days the cannon is probably roped off or has signs on it saying to stay off. According to Wikipedia, this cannon is called “Mons Meg,” an bombard built originally in 1449. It was used in battle until the 16th centu [...]
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Mons Meg – 1965
Girls climbing on cannon
From 1965 again, we have two cute girls climbing on top of a cannon at Edinburgh Castle. Now days the cannon is probably roped off or has signs on it saying to stay off. According to Wikipedia, this cannon is called “Mons Meg,” an bombard built originally in 1449. It was used in battle until the 16th centu [...]
Edinburgh Castle – 1965
We’ve seen the view from Edinburgh Castle a few times already. But this is the first one of the castle itself. From this angle it doesn’t look that big, even though it dominates the hill it is on.
Vintage photo from 1965 of Edinburgh Castle’s front gate
This photo dates from September 1965. It’s interesting to see that [...]
Salisbury Crags – 1965
Outside of Edinburgh is this little hill known as Salisbury Crags. The hill itself is actually in Holyrood Park, a 650 acre park created by James V in 1541.
The hill is 151 feet tall, with Arthur’s Crag at 823 feet behind it. The cliffs are formed of basalt that has been a popular rock climbing spot since the early days of the sport a [...]
View from Edinburgh Castle – 19...
View from Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
This picture looks like it was taken by the same photographer as the “Cruise on the North Sea.” This one says “View of Edinburgh from Edinburgh Castle. Bldg. of Greek Architecture one of art centers.”
I could only find one other picture from this location, but with a greatly di [...]
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