 | 1849 - 898 pages
...the lords. I The castle at Edinburgh, built upon a lofty and steep rock, more than 400 feet high, and accessible only on the eastern side, all the others being nearly perpendicular. § This prediction was also literally fulfilled. The castle of Edinburgh surrendered; Kircaldy, the... | |
 | 1853 - 1032 pages
...above the level of the sea, to the Castle, which is elevated upwards of 380 feet above the same level, and is accessible only on the eastern side, all the others being nearly perpendicular. The view from this height is singularly varied and grand. Edinburgh is supposed to have derived its name... | |
 | National cyclopaedia - 1879 - 722 pages
...above the level of the sea, to the Castle, which is elevated npwards of 380 fee* «bove the same level, and is accessible only on the eastern side, all the others being nearly perpendicnlar. The fine landscape risible from this point is powerfully described in Scott's ' Marmion.'... | |
 | National cyclopaedia - 1884 - 626 pages
...above the level of the sea, to the castle, which is elevated upwards of 380 feet above the same level, and is accessible only on the eastern side, all the others being nearly perpendicular. The fine landscape visible from this point is powerfully described in Scott's " Mannion." The origin of... | |
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The rock itself, composed of basalt, is elevated 383 feet above the level of the sea, and is accessible only on the eastern side, all the others being nearly perpendicular. The Castle is... 
